A fuel tank that cracks may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.

Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured September 3, 2015, to September 13, 2015, and 2016 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured September 3, 2015, to September 12, 2015. The affected vehicles have a fuel tank that may have insufficent wall thickness. As a result, the fuel tanks may crack in the event of a crash and thus the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."

Actions

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C11.

Documents (13)

• Press Release
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)/TSB – September 30, 2015 DEMONSTRATION / DELIVERY HOLD – Compliance Recall 15C11 Certain 2016 Model Year Fusion and MKZ Vehicles Replace Fuel Tank
• Non-Compliance Notice 573 Report/FMVSS 301
• Recall Quarterly Report - 2015-Q4
• Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
• Recall Quarterly Report - 2016-Q1
• Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2016-2
• Recall Acknowledgement
• Recall Quarterly Report #4 2016-3
• Recall Quarterly Report #5, 2016-4
• ISSUED Renotification Notice
• ISSUED Renotification Notice
• Recall Quarterly Report #6, 2017-1

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