NHTSA recall 15V464000
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 | 15V464000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15C07 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2015-07-24 |
| Owners notified | 2015-09-04 |
| Component | PARKING BRAKE |
| Units potentially affected | 7165 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-01-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 7165 |
| Reported remedied | 5651 (78%) |
| Reported unreachable | 69 |
| Reported removed | 8 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 4, 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.
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015, Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 21, 2015, and 2015-2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015. The affected vehicles have a parking brake that may not fully engage when applied. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
What can happen
If the parking brake does not fully engage and the transmission is left in a gear other than 'Park' while on a slope, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will test the operation of the parking brake system, and if necessary, replace the parking brake control assembly, free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C07.
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.
| 2015 FORD EXPLORER | Built 2015-05-04 to 2015-05-23. |
|---|---|
| 2016 FORD EXPLORER | Built 2015-05-04 to 2015-05-23. |
| 2015 FORD FLEX | Built 2015-05-04 to 2015-05-23. |
| 2015 FORD TAURUS | Built 2015-05-04 to 2015-05-23. |
| 2015 LINCOLN MKS | Built 2015-05-04 to 2015-05-23. |
| 2015 LINCOLN MKT | Built 2015-05-04 to 2015-05-21. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.