Ford Fusion; Lincoln MKZ (2013-2016): Seat belts
Recall 16V875000 · Dec 5, 2016 · Ford Motor Company
603,392
vehicles affected
603,392
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V875000
- Date
- Dec 5, 2016
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 603,392
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seat belts > Front
- Model years
- 2013-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is 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.
What can happen
If the driver or front passenger seatbelt cables cannot properly restrain the front seat occupants, they would be at an increased risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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 covered
2 models, 7 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V875000?
2 models: Ford Fusion (2013-2016), Lincoln MKZ (2013-2015), about 603,392 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V875000?
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.
What can happen?
If the driver or front passenger seatbelt cables cannot properly restrain the front seat occupants, they would be at an increased risk of injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.