2018 FORD TAURUS Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 18V141000 on 03/04/2018
- Component:
- Power train:automatic transmission
- Manufactured:
- 07/30/2017 - 02/12/2018
- Affected:
- 2,100
- Defect:
- 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."
- Consequence:
- 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.
- Correction:
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V141000 on 03/04/2018
- Component:
- Power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)
- Manufactured:
- 07/30/2017 - 02/12/2018
- Affected:
- 2,100
- Defect:
- 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."
- Consequence:
- 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.
- Correction:
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V141000 on 03/04/2018
- Component:
- Electrical system:ignition
- Manufactured:
- 07/30/2017 - 02/12/2018
- Affected:
- 2,100
- Defect:
- 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."
- Consequence:
- 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.
- Correction:
- 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.
2018 FORD TAURUS TSBs (19)
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46860
- Component:
- 353500 equipment:electrical:navigational system(global positioning system)
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford or lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may exhibit a blank screen or other various sync symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode. this is due to the power saving features enabled while in transport mode and
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46930
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford or lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may exhibit a blank screen or other various sync symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode. this is due to the power saving features enabled while in transport mode and
- 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 47100
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicle equipped with sync 3 and connected to an iphone recently upgraded to ios 11.2.5 may exhibit a concern where usb audio playback and app link applications will not function properly. this may also inclu
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47170
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Some vehicles may exhibit an illuminated mil with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0011, p0012, p0014, p0015, p0016, p0017, p0018, p0019, p0021, p0022, p0024 and/or p0025. this may be due to small debris causing the vct solenoid to stick. b
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47171
- Component:
- 353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 and connected to an iphone recently upgraded to ios 11.2.5 may exhibit functional concerns where usb audio playback and app link will not operate. this may also include, under ce
- 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:
- TSB18-2088
- Component:
- 162300 structure:body:door
- Summary:
- Some 2014-2018 taurus vehicles may exhibit the gearshift selector lever bezel door binding, skewed and/or not latching. this may be due to the door post becoming detached from the trim panel door pivot linkage. follow the service procedure
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47005
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- 2017-2018 explorer/taurus vehicles equipped with 3.5l gasoline turbocharged direct injection (gtdi) engine and built on or after 27-jun-2017 are equipped with a revised rear lower roll restrictor that eliminates the need for the front roll
- 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 47005
- Component:
- 061120 engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo-charger
- Summary:
- 2017-2018 explorer/taurus vehicles equipped with 3.5l gasoline turbocharged direct injection (gtdi) engine and built on or after 27-jun-2017 are equipped with a revised rear lower roll restrictor that eliminates the need for the front roll
- 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
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47379
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Various 2016-2018 vehicles with sync 3 may experience a touch screen that does not respond to any input. using the professional technician society (pts) website > oasis tab > sync version, verify the vehicle sync software version. if the ve
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47380
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles with sync 3 may exhibit an intermittent blue or black screen. check for sync software update under the oasis tab sync selection. if update is available refer to wsm, section 415-00 and update apim so
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47426
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2018 flex, taurus, police interceptor sedan, and 2016 navigator vehicles may exhibit a turn signal that does not operate as expected when the steering column multifunction switch is moved to the lane change position, then quickly
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47444
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 not at the latest software level may exhibit various performance related concerns such as display operation, navigation, voice recognition, phone pairing, applink, travel link, s
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47450
- Component:
- 030000 brakes (pws)
- Summary:
- Some 2018 f-superduty/f-150/explorer/taurus/flex/mkt vehicles built on 8-mar-2018 and through 18-jun-2018 may exhibit a soft brake pedal and/or long brake pedal travel. bleed the brake system per workshop manual (wsm), section 206-00. for c
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47466
- Component:
- 030000 brakes (pws)
- Summary:
- Some 2018 f-superduty/f-150/explorer/taurus/flex/mkt/fiesta vehicles built on 8-mar-2018 and through 18-jun-2018 may exhibit a soft brake pedal and/or long brake pedal travel. bleed the brake system per workshop manual (wsm), section 206-00
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47495
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Some 2018 f-superduty/f-150/explorer/taurus/flex/mkt/expedition/navigator vehicles built on 8-mar-2018 and through 18-jun-2018 may exhibit a soft brake pedal and/or long brake pedal travel. bleed the brake system per workshop manual (wsm),
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