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3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Ford is recalling specific 2012 Taurus, Lincoln MKS, and 2013 Explorer vehicles because fuel tanks may leak or fail in an impact, posing a fire risk.
Ford is recalling specific 2011-2013 Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles because the electric power steering assist system may shut down, increasing crash risk.
Ford is recalling 2010-2013 Taurus and 2011-2013 Lincoln MKS vehicles because an interior door handle spring may unseat, preventing the handle from returning to its stowed position.
Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.
2 trims tested for 2012; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.govSource: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.
229 manufacturer service bulletins across 8 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.
Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.