The 2018 Ford Taurus has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,763,906 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 62 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
BACK OVER PREVENTION25V6950002025-10-131,448,655 affected
Defect
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…
Consequence
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
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…
STRUCTURE25V6110002025-09-12101,944 affected
Defect
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
Door trim that detaches while driving can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
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.
SUSPENSION20V0720002020-02-10211,207 affected
Defect
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
A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
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…
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…
Consequence
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
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.
Complaints by component
STRUCTURE
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
BACK OVER PREVENTION
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
POWER TRAIN
6
1crashes4injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4
1fires
SUSPENSION
4
1crashes
ENGINE
3
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
2
SUSPENSION:REAR
2
Total complaints62
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Odometer fraud. The contact purchased a 2018 ford taurus. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 65,000, and at the time of registration, it…”
“The contact owns a 2018 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the driver's side b-pillar trim blew off the vehicle by the slipstream. The contact had received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v611000 (structure); however, the local dealer informed the…”
“Rear toe links have a lot of slack resulting in rear drifting on uneven/slippery ground. This results in poor handling and fishtailing making it significantly harder to maintain control of the vehicle. Extreme caution required during slippery road conditions as the car will start to fishtail on…”
“The contact owns a 2018 ford taurus. The contact was informed that the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a blank or distorted image…”
“The contact owns a 2018 ford taurus. The contact received notifications of nhtsa campaign numbers: 25v695000 (back over prevention) and 25v611000 (structure); however, the parts to complete the recall repairs were not yet available. The dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the…”
“The contact owns a 2018 ford taurus. The contact received notifications of nhtsa campaign numbers: 25v695000 (back over prevention) and 25v611000 (structure); however, the parts to complete the recall repairs were not yet available. The dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the…”
“The contact owns a 2018 ford taurus. The contact received notifications of nhtsa campaign numbers: 25v611000 (structure) and 25v695000 (back over prevention). However, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while washing the vehicle, the silver paint on…”
“The contact owns a 2018 ford taurus. The contact received notifications of nhtsa campaign numbers: 25v611000 (structure) and 25v695000 (back over prevention). However, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while washing the vehicle, the silver paint on…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2018 Ford Taurus as of
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