# NHTSA recall 16V925000

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: 16V925000
- Manufacturer's number: 16S46
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2016\-12\-22
- Owners notified: 2017\-01\-31
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
- Units potentially affected: 1163

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Taurus, 2016\-2017 Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, 2017 Ford Explorer and Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines.  Improperly brazed turbocharger oil supply tubes may leak oil on engine components.


## What can happen

An oil leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the turbocharger oil supply tubes, free of charge.  The recall began on January 31, 2017.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 16S46.


## 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 2018 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1163
- Reported remedied: 1021 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 3
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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

- [2017 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-15 to 2016\-11\-02.
- [2017 FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPT](/makes/ford/explorer/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-11\-02 to 2016\-11\-02. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2016 FORD FLEX](/makes/ford/flex/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-18 to 2016\-11\-10.
- [2017 FORD FLEX](/makes/ford/flex/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-18 to 2016\-11\-10.
- [2016 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-18 to 2016\-11\-02.
- [2016 LINCOLN MKT](/makes/lincoln/mkt/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-18 to 2016\-11\-10.
- [2017 LINCOLN MKT](/makes/lincoln/mkt/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-18 to 2016\-11\-10.

## 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 47662](/bulletins/10152473.md), 2019-01-07, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47005](/bulletins/10140319.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46085](/bulletins/10109070.md), 2017-08-01, 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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