{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 15V040 (15S02): Model Year 2010-2013 Ford Taurus",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v040/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V040 (Ford): If the interior door handle return spring is unseated, the door may unlatch in the event of a side impact crash, increasing the ri...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Taurus, Lincoln Mks, model years 2010 to 2013. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 28 January 2015. 194,889 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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 … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 15S02. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V040 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “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.” 15V040 Ford Motor Company Structure:Body:Door 28 January 2015 2010-2013 FORD TAURUS, LINCOLN MKS If the interior door handle return spring is unseated, the door may unlatch in the event of",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:53:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T07:27:05+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 15V040 (15S02): Model Year 2010-2013 Ford Taurus\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v040/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}