16V247000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
2012 FORD TAURUS
5 safety recall campaigns, 100 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints100
Complaints citing a crash1
Complaints citing a fire3
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
15V340000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
If the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
15V040000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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.
14V285000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
This corrosion may result in a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
13V109000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
What owners report most
- 16STEERING
- 15ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 13STRUCTURE:BODY
- 11EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 11ENGINE
- 6UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 4SERVICE BRAKES
- 4VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 FORD TAURUSs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.