# NHTSA recall 15V812000

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: 15V812000
- Manufacturer's number: 13S04\-S1
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2015\-12\-02
- Owners notified: 2015\-12\-21
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Units potentially affected: 868

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2013 Explorer, Explorer Police Utility, Taurus, Taurus Police Interceptor, Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles.  In the affected vehicles, the fuel delivery module may crack, allowing fuel to leak.


## What can happen

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery module, free of charge. The recall began on December 21, 2015.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 13S04\-S1.


## 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: 868
- Reported remedied: 696 \(80%\)
- Reported unreachable: 10
- 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

- [2013 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-12\-05 to 2013\-03\-12.
- [2013 FORD FLEX](/makes/ford/flex/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-12\-06 to 2013\-01\-08.
- 2013 FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR SEDAN. Built 2013\-01\-02 to 2013\-01\-28.
- 2013 FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILIT. Built 2013\-01\-18 to 2013\-03\-12.
- [2013 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-12\-04 to 2013\-02\-25.
- [2013 LINCOLN MKS](/makes/lincoln/mks/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-12\-22 to 2013\-03\-23.
- [2013 LINCOLN MKT](/makes/lincoln/mkt/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-12\-06 to 2013\-04\-19.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSB160045](/bulletins/10205010.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [20M01](/bulletins/10173001.md), 2020-04-02, Service bulletin
- [16\-0045](/bulletins/10075275.md), 2016-06-22, Service bulletin
- [ASI\-44211](/bulletins/10054966.md), 2014-03-18, Service bulletin
- [ASI\-44171](/bulletins/10054355.md), 2014-01-14, Service bulletin
- [ASI\-32288](/bulletins/10053449.md), 2013-10-28, 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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