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2018 Ford Taurus: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2018 Ford Taurus. The newest campaign is 25V695000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Oct 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera. NHTSA has 49 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V695000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on October 25, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Mustang owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA9. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 14, 2025.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,763,906 units in total.

  • 25V695000Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
  • 25V611000Structure / Exterior Trim
  • 20V072000Suspension / Rear
  • 18V141000Electrical System / Ignition

  1. 25V695000Received . 1,448,655 units.

    Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion, 2018-2019 Taurus, 2019 Lincoln MKT, Fiesta, and 2020 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A rearview camera that fails to properly display an image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on October 25, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Mustang owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA9. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 14, 2025.

    Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25SA9. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 25V611000Received . 101,944 units.

    Structure / Exterior Trim

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Taurus vehicles. The driver and front passenger B-Pillar door trim may detach while driving.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Door trim that detaches while driving can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will repair or replace the B-pillar trim as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 20, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S91.

    Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25S91. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 20V072000Received . 211,207 units.

    Suspension / Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Lincoln MKT and Ford Flex and Taurus vehicles with the Police Interceptor or SHO Performance Pack. The rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links, free of charge. Remedy parts are not currently available. Owners were notified about the recall on March 3, 2020. A second notice will be mailed when remedy parts become available, which is currently expected to be the end of September 2020. The recall began October 28, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 or Lincoln customer service at 1-800-521-4140. Ford's number for this recall is 20S04.

    Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 20S04. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 18V141000Received . 2,100 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ford Taurus vehicles equipped with mechanical key ignition systems. The keys for these vehicles may be able to be removed from the ignition when transmission is not in the PARK position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the key is removed from the ignition while the vehicle is not in the PARK position and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shifter assembly, free of charge. The recall began May 11, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18C02.

    Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 18C02. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

49 complaints, 68 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2018 Ford Taurus
  • All 2018 vehicles
2018 Ford Taurus: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2018 TaurusAll 2018 vehiclesTaurus, all yearsMentions
Back Over Prevention176.58.95.312
Structure161.830.445.311
Unknown or Other117.6100.922.28
Power Train102.9102.3126.57
Electrical System102.9120.771.87
Suspension102.924.5140.37
Engine and Engine Cooling58.824.4136.84
Engine44.1162.118.23
Visibility/Wiper29.418.21.52
Seat Belts14.79.9231

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.

Complaints that report a crash
3
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
6
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
16 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2018 Ford Taurus, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2025, with 17 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19770
  2. 19810
  3. 19830
  4. 19840
  5. 19850
  6. 19868
  7. 19878
  8. 19885
  9. 19895
  10. 19906
  11. 19914
  12. 19925
  13. 19936
  14. 19944
  15. 19955
  16. 19966
  17. 19973
  18. 19982
  19. 19995
  20. 20008
  21. 20019
  22. 20023
  23. 20033
  24. 20041
  25. 20050
  26. 20062
  27. 20070
  28. 20081
  29. 20090
  30. 20103
  31. 20114
  32. 20125
  33. 20139
  34. 20145
  35. 20156
  36. 20164
  37. 20174
  38. 20184
  39. 20192

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2018 Ford Taurus: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/taurus/2018/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Ford Motor Company

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 Ford Taurus?
1,763,906 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Taurus have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 69 recall campaigns for the Ford Taurus, model years 1977 to 2019. 4 of them name the 2018 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Ford Taurus name most often?
Back Over Prevention: 12 of 68 component mentions, or 176.5 per 1,000. For all 2018 vehicles the figure is 8.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Ford Taurus open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.