16V247000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
2011 FORD TAURUS
4 safety recall campaigns, 251 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints251
Complaints citing a crash20
Complaints citing a fire2
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
15V340000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
If the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
15V040000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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.
14V285000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
This corrosion may result in a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 46ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 40ENGINE
- 25STEERING
- 15POWER TRAIN
- 15UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 13VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 12EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 12SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2011 FORD TAURUSs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.