# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 FORD FUSION](/makes/ford/fusion/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 FORD FUSION](/makes/ford/fusion/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 FORD FUSION](/makes/ford/fusion/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 FORD FUSION](/makes/ford/fusion/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 FORD FUSION](/makes/ford/fusion/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 FORD FUSION](/makes/ford/fusion/2018/recalls.md)
- [2013 LINCOLN MKZ](/makes/lincoln/mkz/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 LINCOLN MKZ](/makes/lincoln/mkz/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 LINCOLN MKZ](/makes/lincoln/mkz/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 LINCOLN MKZ](/makes/lincoln/mkz/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 LINCOLN MKZ](/makes/lincoln/mkz/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 LINCOLN MKZ](/makes/lincoln/mkz/2018/recalls.md)

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V162000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V162000/investigations)

## 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V162000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/23V162000)

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