Recall 16V875000: 2013–2016 Ford Fusion and 1 other model

Report received

Dec 5, 2016

Manufacturer

Ford Motor Company

Potentially affected

603,392vehicles

Model years

2013–2016

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured November 2, 2012, to July 31, 2014, and 2013-2015 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured November 14, 2012, to July 31, 2014. In the event of a crash, heat from the deployment of a seat belt pretensioner may cause a front seat belt anchor cable to fail.

Possible consequence

If the driver or front passenger seatbelt cables cannot properly restrain the front seat occupants, they would be at an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will apply a protective coating to the seat belt cable, free of charge. The recall began May 16, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S42.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2013 Ford Fusion1,792 complaints
• 2014 Ford Fusion1,333 complaints
• 2015 Ford Fusion997 complaints
• 2016 Ford Fusion1,650 complaints
• 2013 Lincoln MKZ109 complaints
• 2014 Lincoln MKZ97 complaints
• 2015 Lincoln MKZ84 complaints