# NHTSA recall 18V141000

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: 18V141000
- Manufacturer's number: 18C02
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2018\-03\-01
- Owners notified: 2018\-05\-11
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION \(PRNDL\); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 2100

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 Ford Taurus vehicles equipped with mechanical key ignition systems.  The keys for these vehicles may be able to be removed from the ignition when transmission is not in the PARK position.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 114, "Theft Protection."


## What can happen

If the key is removed from the ignition while the vehicle is not in the PARK position and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shifter assembly, free of charge.  The recall began May 11, 2018.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 18C02.


## 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 2019 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-10\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2100
- Reported remedied: 1702 \(81%\)
- Reported unreachable: 73
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-07\-31 to 2018\-02\-13.
- [2018 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-07\-31 to 2018\-02\-13.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSB 18\-2323](/bulletins/10148713.md), 2018-11-19, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47170](/bulletins/10137101.md), 2018-05-21, 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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