IllustrationBEGAN HEARING AIR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. SPONGY FEELING WHEN USING THE BRAKE. MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE PRICE OF $687.
2010 Ford Edge
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2010 Ford Edge do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 724.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
550–25K
3725–50K
6150–75K
6875–100K
98100–150K
38150K+
357 reports with mileage · 316 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 287 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 162 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
28 crash reports3 fire reports11 injury reports
Service Brakes complaints
162 reportsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BRAKE OR STOP UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO MCREE FORD (2800 GULF FWY, DICKINSON, TX 77539, (832) 769-0200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A POWER BOOSTER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BRAKE OR STOP UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO MCREE FORD (2800 GULF FWY, DICKINSON, TX 77539, (832) 769-0200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A POWER BOOSTER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,452. *TR 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES STARTED TO BECOME LOOSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES STARTED TO BECOME LOOSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES LOST POWER. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTAC…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES LOST POWER. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KINGS AUTO MALL (9555 KINGS AUTO MALL WAY, CINCINNATI, OH 45249, (513) 686-0220) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,926.
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP IN 2011 AND IT HAS BARELY 76000 MILES AND SINCE MAY 2019 IT'S BEEN FAILING THE BREAK BOOSTER THAT'S WHAT THE MECHANIC SAID AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS I CAN'T STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN A LOWER SPEED, THE BREAK PEDAL IS HARD TO PRESS ITS VERY DANGEROUS!! EVEN HAVING 2 KIDS ON THE CAR VERY UNSA…
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I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP IN 2011 AND IT HAS BARELY 76000 MILES AND SINCE MAY 2019 IT'S BEEN FAILING THE BREAK BOOSTER THAT'S WHAT THE MECHANIC SAID AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS I CAN'T STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN A LOWER SPEED, THE BREAK PEDAL IS HARD TO PRESS ITS VERY DANGEROUS!! EVEN HAVING 2 KIDS ON THE CAR VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP US
KNOWN ISSUE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N02 FOR FAILED BRAKE BOOSTER. OURS FAILED AND FORD STATES IT IS NOT COVERED. CAR IS UNDER 10 YEARS OLD AND UNDER 150,000 MILES. THEIR OWN PROGRAM STATES THESE BRAKE BOOSTERS FAIL ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR YET THEY GET AWAY WITHOUT FIXING IT DUE TO MY VIN FALLING OUTSIDE THE COVERED …
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KNOWN ISSUE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N02 FOR FAILED BRAKE BOOSTER. OURS FAILED AND FORD STATES IT IS NOT COVERED. CAR IS UNDER 10 YEARS OLD AND UNDER 150,000 MILES. THEIR OWN PROGRAM STATES THESE BRAKE BOOSTERS FAIL ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR YET THEY GET AWAY WITHOUT FIXING IT DUE TO MY VIN FALLING OUTSIDE THE COVERED VEHICLES. NOT SURE HOW A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS THAT LEADS TO UNSAFE DRIVING WHILE THE PROBLEM DEVELOPS AND IS REALIZED IS NOT MANDATED INTO A RECALL. IT IS SLIGHTLY NOTICABLE AT FIRST SO WE KEPT DRIVING THE VEHICLE. AFTER A NUMBER OF CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE BRAKES NOT APPLYING WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WE TOOK IT IN TO NORTH COUNTRY FORD IN COON RAPIDS MN AND THEY CONFIRMED THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
FRONT BRAKES HISS AND MAKE SINGING SQUEAL...DO NOT DEPRESS FULLY THEN GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALMOST HIT 5 CARS BUT EACH TIME STEERED OFF RIGHT AND ENDED UP MID INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT. HEARD IT IS A POWER BOOSTER ISSUE. ALSO AIR BAGS WERE RECALLED. DEALER SAYS NO.
RECALL FOR BRAKE BOOSTER. WAS TOLD NOT FOR MY VIN? SAME PART FOR RECALL (13N02)WITHIN WARRANTY OF 150K MILES. $1500 COST TO REPAIR OUT OF POCKET? DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES WERE HARD COULDN'T STOP FINALLY KICKED IN AND CAR SHAKED VIOLENTLY BEFORE STOPPING.WAS TOLD BOOSTER FAILURE CAUSED BREAK ROTORS AND CYLINDER DAMAGE.
THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS FAILING, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY READ END PEOPLE. THE PEDDLE IS VERY HARD AND NEEDS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. FORD HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WARRANTY ON THIS PART HOWEVER, FORD HAS DECLINED SERVICE, STATING THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I WANT THIS PART REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO ME.
Official recalls
621V158000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Mar 10, 2021
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.
21V081000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module; Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Feb 16, 2021
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Air Bags:frontal
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
19V001000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Jan 7, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of 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, Ford is recalling certain 2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles and 2011-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of 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." Ford is also recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2010-2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, and 2010-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.
18V046000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Jan 11, 2018
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of 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, Ford is recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge, Fusion, Mustang and Ranger, Lincoln MKX and Zephyr/MKZ, and Mercury Milan vehicles ever registered in the states of 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." Ford is also recalling certain 2009 Ford Edge, Fusion, Mustang and Ranger, Lincoln MKX and Zephyr/MKZ, and Mercury Milan vehicles 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 or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
16V384000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
May 31, 2016
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang 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 model year 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles and 2005-2008 Ford Mustang 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." Any vehicle not included in "Zone A", or "Zone B" is not included in the safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. 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 19S01.
15V712000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
Oct 27, 2015
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured September 11, 2008, to July 1, 2010, and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 23, 2008, to July 1, 2010, originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Due to corrosion from salt water exposure such as from road salt use, the affected vehicles may leak fuel from the fuel tank seam weld under the tank mounting reinforcement brackets.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and either clean and treat the fuel tank with a corrosion preventative or replace the tank, free of charge. The recall began on May 10, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S31.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.