# NHTSA recall 17V427000

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: 17V427000
- Manufacturer's number: 17S16
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2017\-07\-06
- Owners notified: 2017\-08\-25
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
- Units potentially affected: 6026

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2017 Lincoln MKZ and Ford Edge and Fusion vehicles.  On vehicles with 2.0L gas engines and six\-speed automatic transmissions, the torque converter weld studs may have been inadequately welded.


## What can happen

If the torque converter weld studs fail, the torque converter will not be connected to the engine flexplate and the vehicle will lose the ability to move, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford or Lincoln will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque converters, free of charge.  The recall began August 25, 2017.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 17S16.


## 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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-01\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 6026
- Reported remedied: 4566 \(75%\)
- Reported unreachable: 10
- Reported removed: 1

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

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 FORD EDGE](/makes/ford/edge/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-04\-25 to 2017\-06\-20.
- [2017 FORD FUSION](/makes/ford/fusion/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-05\-04 to 2017\-06\-15.
- [2017 LINCOLN MKZ](/makes/lincoln/mkz/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-05\-04 to 2017\-06\-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.

- [19B37\-S4](/bulletins/10213728.md), 2022-06-10, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2269](/bulletins/10201614.md), 2021-09-30, Service bulletin
- [SSM 49821](/bulletins/10194428.md), 2021-06-01, Service bulletin
- [19B37\-S3](/bulletins/10176008.md), 2020-06-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB 19\-2236](/bulletins/10164420.md), 2019-09-06, Service bulletin
- [TSB19\-2158](/bulletins/10160812.md), 2019-06-05, Service bulletin
- [tsb18\-2212](/bulletins/10144193.md), 2018-09-10, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47170](/bulletins/10137101.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [TSB18\-2097](/bulletins/10137076.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46900](/bulletins/10127405.md), 2018-01-29, 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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