NHTSA campaign 15V040000 · Ford campaign 15S02

Ford and Lincoln Recall 15V-040: Interior Door Handle Return Spring may Unseat

NHTSA recall 15V040000 (Ford campaign 15S02) was reported by Ford Motor Company on January 28, 2015, with 194,889 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS for model years 2010–2013. Owners were notified on March 23, 2015, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 15V040000 (also written 15V-040 or 15V040)
Filed by: Ford Motor Company
Ford campaign number: 15S02
Report received: January 28, 2015
Potentially affected: 194,889 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body — Door
Owners notified: March 23, 2015

Repair completion: 52.19% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V040000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

Ford Taurus
- 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built December 1, 2009 – July 31, 2010 (per NHTSA)

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Lincoln

Lincoln MKS
- 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built June 1, 2011 – October 31, 2011 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V040000.

Defect description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Ford Taurus vehicles manufactured December 1, 2009, to July 31, 2010, and 2011-2013 Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured June 1, 2011, to October 31, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the interior door handle return spring may unseat, resulting in interior door handle that does not return to the fully stowed position after actuation.

Safety consequence

If the interior door handle return spring is unseated, the door may unlatch in the event of a side impact crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect all four of the interior door handles and either repair or replace them, free of charge. The recall began March 23, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S02.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V040000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.