NHTSA recall 23V162000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 23V162000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 23S12 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2023-03-10 |
| Owners notified | 2023-06-27 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
| Units potentially affected | 1280726 |
| Part numbers | DG9C-2078-A, DG9C-2B557-A |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-25 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1280726 |
| Reported remedied | 572040 (44%) |
| Reported unreachable | 69326 |
| Reported removed | 80 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles. The front brake hoses may rupture and leak brake fluid.
What can happen
A brake fluid leak will increase brake pedal travel and extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the front brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S12.
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.nhtsa.gov.
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.
Investigated as RQ22004
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| RQ22004 | Recall query, opened 2022-08-08, closed 2023-03-24. Front Brake Jounce Hose Failures. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.