The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Taurus, 2016-2017 Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, 2017 Ford Explorer and Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines. Improperly brazed turbocharger oil supply tubes may leak oil on engine components.
The risk
An oil leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the turbocharger oil supply tubes, free of charge. The recall began on January 31, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S46.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Explorer | 2017 |
| Ford Explorer Police Intercept | 2017 |
| Ford Flex | 2016, 2017 |
| Ford Taurus | 2016 |
| Lincoln MKT | 2016, 2017 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Explorer | 2017 | 1,703 | 13 |
| Ford Explorer Police Intercept | 2017 | 9 | 2 |
| Ford Flex | 2016 | 101 | 3 |
| Ford Flex | 2017 | 42 | 4 |
| Ford Taurus | 2016 | 85 | 4 |
| Lincoln MKT | 2016 | 9 | 3 |
| Lincoln MKT | 2017 | 4 | 3 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2016
26 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 16V907000 16 Dec 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 16V868000 2 Dec 2016 | General Motors LLC |
| 16V838000 18 Nov 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V837000 18 Nov 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V795000 1 Nov 2016 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 16V779000 26 Oct 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V619000 24 Aug 2016 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 16V577000 3 Aug 2016 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016