2012 FORD FUSION Recalls (2)

Campaign:
15V340000 on 06/01/2015
Component:
Steering:electric power assist system
Manufactured:
09/06/2010 - 02/27/2012
Affected:
393,623
Defect:
Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 ford fusion vehicles without a 3.5l engine and lincoln mkz hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 mercury milan vehicles, 2011-2012 ford taurus, ford flex, lincoln mks, and lincoln mkt vehicles equipped with a 3.5l gtdi engine and 2013 ford taurus, ford flex, lincoln mks, and lincoln mkt vehicles equipped with any available engine. the affected vehicles have electric power steering assist systems that may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault.
Consequence:
If the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Correction:
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will check the power steering control module (pscm) for diagnostic trouble codes (dtc). if dealers find any loss of steering assist dtcs, the steering gear will be replaced, free of charge. if, no codes are found during the pscm inspection, the pscm software will be updated, free of charge. the recall began on july 21, 2015. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 15s18.
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.
Campaign:
17V024000 on 01/11/2017
Component:
Air bags:passenger side frontal
Manufactured:
05/22/2011 - 07/28/2012
Affected:
654,695
Defect:
Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2012 ford fusion and mustang and lincoln zephyr and mkz vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. virgin islands, or "zone a." additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, ford is recalling certain 2009 ford ranger, edge, fusion and mustang, lincoln mkx, mkz and zephyr and mercury milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia and west virginia, or "zone b." additionally, unless included in "zone a" or "zone b" above, ford is recalling certain 2007-2008 ford ranger, edge and lincoln mkx, 2006-2008 ford fusion, mercury milan, lincoln zephyr and mkz, 2005-2008 ford mustang and 2005-2006 ford gt vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin and wyoming. these vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence:
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Correction:
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing march 1, 2017. owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 17s01.
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.

2012 FORD FUSION TSBs (36)

Bulletin:
TSB-11-11-10
Component:
125000 exterior lighting:brake lights
Summary:
Mercury/lincoln/ford: the red brake lamp will illuminate with no change in brake pedal feel. *pe
Bulletin:
TSB-12-1-18
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Ford/mercury/lincoln: some model year vehicles may exhibit a message with a red triangle on and stop safely now, and/or have a diagnostic trouble code, no start condition. *pe
Bulletin:
ASI-22173
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Ford: the variable camshaft timing vct) solenoid movement may be temporarily restricted due to debris in engine oil that is causing diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *pe
Bulletin:
12-2-18
Component:
103100 power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
Summary:
Ford: awf21 aisin 6 speed transmission built on or between 8/22/2011 and 12/05/2011 -unique tcm part- service information. *js
Bulletin:
ASI-22285
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Ford/mercury/lincoln: some vehicles exhibit a cold weather phenomenon where fluid has expelled out of vent on rear drive units (rdu) and fluid, on occasion, would burp out. *pe
Bulletin:
SB-32167-70
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Ford/lincoln/mercury: some vehicles may experience an illuminated mil or safety stop now message, or a no start condition or possible misfire or roughness at idling through 2000rpm or a lack of acceleration. models 2009-12 escape, 2009-1
Bulletin:
AS1-32241
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Ford: on various vehicles with my touch,after any apim programming, replacement or disconnect from front display interface module (fdim), touchscreen calibration must be performed. model years 2011-2013. no models listed.
Bulletin:
TSB-13-6-17
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Ford:lincoln: on some vehicles, there are various related concerns about the sync features, such as sync features inoperative, lack of or slow response to phone and voice button operation. models 2012-2013 focus, e-series, edge, expeditio
Bulletin:
TSB-13-6-27
Component:
117000 digital instrument panel
Summary:
Ford: the instrument panel cluster (ipc), on some vehicles, fails to operate at start up and needs repairing. model 2012-2013 focus. *pe
Bulletin:
ASI-32332
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Ford: due to an intermittent loss of rpm or lack of acceleration, in some vehicles, with illuminated wrench light, diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p2111, p2112 may or may not be stored in powertrain control module (pcm). models 2009-12 es
Bulletin:
SB-44300
Component:
103000 power train:automatic transmission
Summary:
Ford: on the left hand half shaft seal, there is a fluid leak from the transmission because of wear on case bushing. model 2009-2012 escape, 2009-2011 mariner, 2010-2012 fusion, 2010-2011 milan. *pe
Bulletin:
CSP-13N03
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Ford: throttle body will develop contamination on internal motor contacts resulting in an intermittent electrical connectivity and malfunction indicator lamp (mil) or wrench light will illuminate. model 2009-2013 fusion, milan, escape, ma
Bulletin:
TSB-14-0056
Component:
103000 power train:automatic transmission
Summary:
Mercury/ford: on some vehicles, there is a fluid leakage, coming from left hand (lh) halfshaft seal of the automatic transmission and a service kit is available now, for repair. model 2009-2012 escape, mariner, fusion, milan. *pe
Bulletin:
TSB-11-11-3
Component:
010000 steering
Summary:
Lincoln/ford: steering system senses, half front lower control arms/rearward is experiencing a higher friction condition and causing the instrument cluster stability/traction to illuminate. model 2011-2012 fusion, mkz. *pe
Bulletin:
CSP-13B17
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Ford: the throttle body internal motor contacts may be contaminated, resulting in an electrical, intermittent, connectivity, causing malfunction indicator lamp (mil) or wrench light to be illuminated. model 2009-2012 fusion, milan, escap
Bulletin:
CSP-13B16
Component:
118000 electrical system: software
Summary:
Lincoln/ford: in powertrain control module (pcm), that allows anti lock brake system (abs) and output shaft speed sensor (oss) signal faults, a software error has occur and disabled on board diagnostic (obd) monitors with no illumination o
Bulletin:
CSP-14N02
Component:
103100 power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
Summary:
Ford/lincoln: there is an extended warranty coverage for the loss of abs speed signal related communication that disable obdii system monitors for pcm reprogramming. model 2011-14 f-super duty, escape, taurus, fusion, mkt, mkz. *pe
Bulletin:
ASI-44649
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Ford: a job aid was developed and now available for the ptu internal or external fluid leakage for all wheel drive vehicles. *pe
Bulletin:
44863
Component:
133000 visibility:power window devices and controls
Summary:
Ford: no service action is recommended for this condition. please use at your discretion. various 2010-2015 vehicles may experience a turbulence noise, similar to an helicopter noise, at highway speeds when the rear door window(s) or sunroo
Bulletin:
15-0079
Component:
103000 power train:automatic transmission
Summary:
Ford 2009-2014 escape, 2010-2014 fusion, 2012-2014 edge, explorer, 2013-2014 taurus: lincoln 2013-2014 mkt,mkz: mercury 2009- 2011 mariner, 2010-2011 milan. some vehicles equipped with 6f35 automatic transmission may exhibit a fluid leak f
Bulletin:
ASI-45147
Component:
111000 electrical system:battery
Summary:
Lincoln/ford: some vehicles will experience, in hot extreme ambient temperatures, a stop safely now or a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated in present of battery energy control module (becm) dtc p0a7e and becm needs replaced, and
Bulletin:
TSB-15-0121
Component:
103000 power train:automatic transmission
Summary:
Summary to be provided on a future date.
Bulletin:
16-0043
Component:
100000 power train
Summary:
6f35 transmission - fluid leak at left side halfshaft seal built on or before 10/14/2013 issue some 2009-2014 escape, 2009-2011 mariner, 2010-2014 fusion, 2010-2011 milan, 2012-2014 edge/explorer, and 2013-2014 taurus/mkt/mkz vehicles b
Bulletin:
TSB 16-0143
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Some 2010-2012 fusion hybrid, milan hybrid and mkz hybrid vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0030 and/or p0130. follow the service procedure steps to correct the condit
Bulletin:
SSM 46132
Component:
030000 brakes (pws)
Summary:
Some 2008-2017 ford/mercury/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync may generate a vhr that identifies a concern with the brakes and suspension category indicating service is required due to a brake system warning lamp being illuminated. if the
Bulletin:
16B38
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Certain 2011-2012 model year fusion vehicles equipped with 2.5l or 3.0l engines - powertrain control module reprogramming and canister purge valve inspection
Bulletin:
SSM 46132
Component:
030000 brakes (pws)
Summary:
Some 2008-2017 ford/mercury/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync may generate a vhr that identifies a concern with the brakes and suspension category indicating service is required due to a brake system warning lamp being illuminated. if the
Bulletin:
SSM 46295
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
To help differentiate engine oil leaks from other possible sources, a new white-colored fluorescent engine oil dye is available. workshop manual (wsm), section 303-00 has been revised to reference the new white-colored dye. the new white fl
Bulletin:
SSM 46332
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Replacing the original equipment sync/navigation system with either an aftermarket sync/navigation kit or modifying original sync/navigation parts to provide additional features is not recommended nor supported on any ford, mercury or linco
Bulletin:
SSM 46210
Component:
010000 steering
Summary:
Some 2010-2016 epas equipped vehicles may exhibit steering related noises. the workshop manual (wsm) diagnostic procedures have been updated in section 211-02. when diagnosing and repairing epas steering noises use the updated procedures.
Bulletin:
SSM 46085
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
The powertrain control/emissions diagnosis (pc/ed) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (etbs). the etc_act and etc_dsd pids should not used to diagnose possible etb concerns. the ids has a limited refresh rate
Bulletin:
SSM 46102
Component:
150000 seat belts
Summary:
Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. this may be due to a normal condition which happens when the seatb
Bulletin:
SSM 47080
Component:
353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
Summary:
2010-2018 various vehicles equipped with sync or sync 3 may not function when attempting to find or use the spotify app via applink. as of an update released on 1/15/2018 spotify will no longer be supporting their applink integration. no re
Bulletin:
SSM 47201
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Replacing the original equipment sync/navigation system with either an aftermarket sync/navigation kit or modifying original sync/navigation parts to provide additional features is not recommended nor supported on any ford, mercury or linco
Bulletin:
SSM 47009
Component:
353000 equipment:electrical
Summary:
The accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can only be used with vehicles that are factory built with remote keyless entry (rke). the master code for the accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can be retrieved from fmcdealer - parts a
Bulletin:
SSM 47009
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
The accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can only be used with vehicles that are factory built with remote keyless entry (rke). the master code for the accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can be retrieved from fmcdealer - parts a

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