NHTSA recall 16V875000
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 | 16V875000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 16S42 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2016-12-05 |
| Owners notified | 2017-05-16 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT |
| Units potentially affected | 603392 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-10-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 603392 |
| Reported remedied | 371259 (61%) |
| Reported unreachable | 18248 |
| Reported removed | 17 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 3, 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 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.
What can happen
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 remedy
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.
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.
| 2013 FORD FUSION | Built 2012-11-02 to 2014-07-31. |
|---|---|
| 2014 FORD FUSION | Built 2012-11-02 to 2014-07-31. |
| 2015 FORD FUSION | Built 2012-11-02 to 2014-07-31. |
| 2016 FORD FUSION | Built 2012-11-02 to 2014-07-31. |
| 2013 LINCOLN MKZ | Built 2012-11-14 to 2014-07-31. |
| 2014 LINCOLN MKZ | Built 2012-11-14 to 2014-07-31. |
| 2015 LINCOLN MKZ | Built 2012-11-14 to 2014-07-31. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SSM 46102 | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. This may be due to a normal condition which happens when the seatbelt retracts at a high rate of speed. The Workshop Manual, Section 501-20A General Procedures has been updated with a locked seatbelt retractor releasing procedure. |
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| ASI-32292 | 2013-10-28. Service bulletin. FORD/LINCOLN: THE 60/40 SPLIT REAR SEAT BACKREST, ON SOME VEHICLES, HAVE 60 PERCENT SECTION STUCK IN FOLDED DOWN POSITION, DUE TO REAR CENTER SAFETY BELT BUCKLED OVER EMPTY SEAT AND FOLDED DOWN. LIFT 60 PERCENT SLIGHTLY, GAIN ACCESS TO CENTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE, RELEASE BELT BUCKLE LATCH AND ALLOW SAFETY BELT TO RETRACT. MODELS 2013 FUSION, MKZ. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.