# NHTSA recall 15V605000

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: 15V605000
- Manufacturer's number: 15S26
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2015\-09\-28
- Owners notified: 2015\-10\-19
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
- Units potentially affected: 203

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Lincoln MKS, and 2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured on July 24, 2015.  During vehicle production, the fuel tank attachment bolts may not have been properly tightened.  As a result, the fuel tank straps may fracture and the fuel tank could separate from the vehicle.


## What can happen

If the fuel tank separates from the vehicle, a fuel leak may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the fuel tank attachment bolts, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on October 19, 2015.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 15S26.


## 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 2017 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-04\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 203
- Reported remedied: 180 \(88%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, 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

- [2016 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-24 to 2015\-07\-24.
- [2015 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-24 to 2015\-07\-24.
- [2015 LINCOLN MKS](/makes/lincoln/mks/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-24 to 2015\-07\-24.

## 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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