Seat belts: frontRecall 16V-875 · Ford and Lincoln vehicles
Ford Motor Company recall 16V-875 covers 603,392 Ford and Lincoln vehicles for a seat belts: front problem, reported to NHTSA on December 5, 2016. The manufacturer's latest report (2018 Q3) shows 62% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V875000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
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.
The risk
If the driver or front passenger seatbelt cables cannot properly restrain the front seat occupants, they would be at an increased risk of injury.
The fix
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.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
62%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 18,248 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from November 2, 2012 to July 31, 2014. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.