NHTSA campaign 16V875000 · Ford campaign 16S42

Ford and Lincoln Recall 16V-875: Front Seat Belts May Not Restrain Occupants

NHTSA recall 16V875000 (Ford campaign 16S42) was reported by Ford Motor Company on December 5, 2016, with 603,392 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ for model years 2013–2016. Owners were notified on May 16, 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 16V875000 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: 16V875000 (also written 16V-875 or 16V875)
Filed by: Ford Motor Company
Ford campaign number: 16S42
Report received: December 5, 2016
Potentially affected: 603,392 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seat Belts — Front
Owners notified: May 16, 2017

Repair completion: 61.53% (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 16V875000. 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 Fusion
- 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 · Vehicles built November 2, 2012 – July 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)

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Lincoln

Lincoln MKZ
- 2013, 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built November 14, 2012 – July 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V875000.

Defect description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured November 2, 2012, to July 31, 2014, and 2013-2015 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured November 14, 2012, to July 31, 2014. In the event of a crash, heat from the deployment of a seat belt pretensioner may cause a front seat belt anchor cable to fail.

Safety consequence

If the driver or front passenger seatbelt cables cannot properly restrain the front seat occupants, they would be at an increased risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will apply a protective coating to the seat belt cable, free of charge. The recall began May 16, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S42.

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 16V875000

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.