NHTSA Complaint #11396514 — 2015 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQUIRED AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V250000 (STEERING) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. NIELSEN FORD (375 NJ-23, WANTAGE, NJ 07461) WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.