# NHTSA recall 15V040000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V040000
- Manufacturer's number: 15S02
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2015\-01\-28
- Owners notified: 2015\-03\-23
- Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- Units potentially affected: 194889

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2010\-2013 Ford Taurus vehicles manufactured December 1, 2009, to July 31, 2010, and 2011\-2013 Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured June 1, 2011, to October 31, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the interior door handle return spring may unseat, resulting in interior door handle that does not return to the fully stowed position after actuation.


## What can happen

If the interior door handle return spring is unseated, the door may unlatch in the event of a side impact crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect all four of the interior door handles and either repair or replace them, free of charge. The recall began March 23, 2015.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 15S02.


## Notes

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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-07\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 194889
- Reported remedied: 101589 \(52%\)
- Reported unreachable: 5931
- Reported removed: 228

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2010\-07\-31.
- [2011 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2010\-07\-31.
- [2012 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/2012/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2010\-07\-31.
- [2013 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/2013/recalls.md). Built 2009\-12\-01 to 2010\-07\-31.
- [2011 LINCOLN MKS](/makes/lincoln/mks/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-06\-01 to 2011\-10\-31.
- [2012 LINCOLN MKS](/makes/lincoln/mks/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-06\-01 to 2011\-10\-31.
- [2013 LINCOLN MKS](/makes/lincoln/mks/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-06\-01 to 2011\-10\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SSM 54601](/bulletins/11029052.md), 2026-02-27, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51536](/bulletins/10235153.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB 19\-2051](/bulletins/10156869.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin
- [TSB18\-2096](/bulletins/10137075.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-13\-6\-11](/bulletins/10053465.md), 2013-10-30, Service bulletin
- [SB\-21490](/bulletins/10037089.md), 2011-05-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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