NHTSA campaign 16V777000 · Ford campaign 16S41

Ford and Mercury Recall 16V-777: Fuel Delivery Module may Crack and cause Fuel Leak

NHTSA recall 16V777000 (Ford campaign 16S41) was reported by Ford Motor Company on October 26, 2016, with 329,265 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner for model years 2010–2012. Owners were notified on November 6, 2017, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 16V777000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 16V777000 (also written 16V-777 or 16V777)
Filed by: Ford Motor Company
Ford campaign number: 16S41
Report received: October 26, 2016
Potentially affected: 329,265 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Owners notified: November 6, 2017

Repair completion: 51.7% (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 16V777000. 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 Escape
- 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built February 26, 2009 – April 29, 2012 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Mariner
- 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built February 25, 2009 – December 12, 2010 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V777000.

Defect description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured February 26, 2009, to April 29, 2012, and 2010-2011 Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured February 25, 2009, to December 12, 2010. On vehicles with a 3.0L engine, the Fuel Delivery Module (FDM) may crack, causing a fuel leak.

Safety consequence

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the FDM flange with one that has a redesigned fuel supply port, free of charge. Remedy parts are currently unavailable. Interim notices were mailed to owners on December 13, 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 16S41.

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 16V777000

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.