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NHTSA Campaign 16V875000

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

Issued by Ford Motor Company · Reported Dec 5, 2016 · 603,392 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured November 2, 2012, to July 31, 2014, and 2013-2015 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured November 14, 2012, to July 31, 2014. In the event of a crash, heat from the deployment of a seat belt pretensioner may cause a front seat belt anchor cable to fail.

Consequence

If the driver or front passenger seatbelt cables cannot properly restrain the front seat occupants, they would be at an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will apply a protective coating to the seat belt cable, free of charge. The recall began May 16, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S42.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FORD FUSION 2013 603,392
FORD FUSION 2014 603,392
FORD FUSION 2015 603,392
FORD FUSION 2016 603,392
LINCOLN MKZ 2013 603,392
LINCOLN MKZ 2014 603,392
LINCOLN MKZ 2015 603,392

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V875000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.