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1FAHP2FW2BG141786
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Year
2011
Make
FORD
Model
Taurus
Trim
Limited
Body Style
Sedan/Saloon
Drive Type
FWD/Front-Wheel Drive
Engine
3.5L 6-cyl
Fuel Type
Gasoline
Transmission
—
Plant
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (USA)
Vehicle Type
PASSENGER CAR
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Owner Complaints
187 filed Get Report →
Service Bulletins
49 on file Get Report →
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STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Ford Taurus vehicles manufactured December 1, 2009, to July 31, 2010, and 2011-2013 Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured June 1, 2011, to October 31, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the interior door handle return spring may unseat, resulting in interior door handle that does not return to the fully stowed position after actuation.
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Lincoln MKZ hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with a 3.5L GTDI engine and 2013 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with any available engine. The affected vehicles have electric power steering assist systems that may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Taurus vehicles manufactured November 24, 2008, through February 28, 2014, originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. When used in areas that use road salt, the license plate lamp assembly may experience an electro-chemical reaction and corrosion as a result of water intrusion.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The manufacturer has filed 49 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2011 FORD Taurus — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:
SSM 54601 — Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wire
SSM 52476 — All accessory stick-on keyless entry keypads come with a wallet card containing the master code. If the accessory keypad was factory installed, this card will be placed in the glove box and should be handed to the vehicl
SSM 49210 — Some 2009-2020 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with turbochargers may exhibit an oil leak from the turbocharger oil supply or return tubes, O-rings or 6.7L pedestal gasket. Although oil may collect on the turbocharger
Owners have filed 187 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2011 FORD Taurus. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.
VIN 1FAHP2FW2BG141786 identifies a 2011 FORD Taurus Limited sedan/saloon. The first three characters (1FA) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (HP2FW) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (2) is the check digit. Position 10 (B) encodes the model year (2011). Position 11 (G) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (USA). The final six characters (141786) are the unique sequential production number.
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