NHTSA Campaign 15V793000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK

Issued by Ford Motor Company · Reported Nov 24, 2015 · 411,205 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured July 21, 2008, to March 4, 2011, and 2010-2011 Mercury Milan vehicles manufactured July 23, 2008, to December 10, 2010. The affected vehicles have fuel vapor canisters whose purge valves may not operate properly resulting in abnormal pressure changes in the fuel tank.

Consequence

The pressure changes may cause the tank to crack and leak fuel. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle powertrain control modules and inspect the vehicle for any diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) for this issue and perform a leak test on the Canister Purge Valve (CPV). The fuel tank will be inspected for cracks. The CPV and fuel tank will be replaced as necessary. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S34.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FORD FUSION 2010 411,205
FORD FUSION 2011 411,205
MERCURY MILAN 2010 411,205
MERCURY MILAN 2011 411,205

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V793000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.