NHTSA campaign 16E026000 · Equipment recall

Robert Bosch LLC Recall 16E-026: Front Brake Pad Shims May Shift and Contact Disc

NHTSA recall 16E026000 is an equipment recall reported by Robert Bosch LLC on April 1, 2016, with 49,635 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lincoln Continental, Ford Taurus, Ford Taurus SHO and more for model years 1995–2007 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on May 26, 2016, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

This is an equipment recall filed by Robert Bosch LLC: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.

NHTSA campaign: 16E026000 (also written 16E-026 or 16E026)
Filed by: Robert Bosch LLC
Report received: April 1, 2016
Potentially affected: 49,635 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Pads
Owners notified: May 26, 2016
Recall type: Equipment recall

Repair completion: 5.88% (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 16E026000. 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
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Ford Taurus SHO
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

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Lincoln

Lincoln Continental
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

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Mercury

Mercury Sable
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16E026000.

Defect description

Bosch Brake Components LLC (Bosch) is recalling certain aftermarket replacement front brake pads, models Bosch QuietCast BC598 and BP765, Bosch Blue BE598 and BE598H, Prostop PD598 and PD765M, Duralast Gold DG598, Duralast MKD598, Stop Master ST598, UltraStop ULT598, UltraLife MX598 and MX765, BrakeBest MKD765, and Prostop Platinum PGD598. These brake pads, manufactured October 1, 2014, to October 31, 2015 are intended for use on 2001-2007 Ford Taurus, 2001-2005 Mercury Sable, 1995-1999 Ford Taurus SHO, 1995-2002 Lincoln Continental, and 1993-1998 Lincoln Mark VIII vehicles. The brake pad shim may shift out of position causing the shim to contact the brake disc resulting in damage to the disc.

Safety consequence

A damaged or broken brake disc may reduce a vehicle's braking power, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Bosch will instruct the owners how to have the affected brake pads replaced, free of charge. The recall began on May 26, 2016. Owners may contact Bosch customer service at 1-888-715-3616.

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 16E026000

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.