NHTSA campaign 20V177000 · Ford campaign 20S15

Ford and Lincoln Recall 20V-177: Doors May Open While Driving

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 20V177000 (Ford campaign 20S15) was reported by Ford Motor Company on March 23, 2020, with 288,110 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ and Ford Fiesta for model years 2014–2016. Owners were notified on September 21, 2020, 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 20V177000 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
20V177000 (also written 20V-177 or 20V177)
Filed by
Ford Motor Company
Ford campaign number
20S15
Report received
Potentially affected
288,110 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch
Owners notified

Repair completion: 64.09% (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 20V177000. 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 Fiesta

    • 2014, 2015 · Vehicles built November 1, 2013 – December 4, 2014 (per NHTSA)
  • Ford Fusion

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Lincoln

  • Lincoln MKZ

    • 2014, 2015, 2016 · Vehicles built November 1, 2013 – April 27, 2015 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 20V177000.

Defect description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Fiesta, 2014-2016 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles sold, or ever registered in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.

Safety consequence

A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.

Manufacturer remedy

Ford will notify owners, and Ford or Lincoln dealers will replace the side door latches, free of charge. The recall began September 21, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S15.

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 20V177000

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.