2012 Ford Flex

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 16V247000 2016-04-26

  Recall 16V247000

  Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…

  Recorded model years: 2012

• 15V340000 2015-06-02

  Recall 15V340000

  Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Lincoln MKZ hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with a 3.5L GTDI engine and 2013 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with any available…

  Recorded model years: 2012

A further 14 records exist for the Ford Flex where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11029052 2026-02-24

  SSM 54601

  Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the…

  Recorded model years: 2012

• 11008948 2024-10-10

  SSM 53040

  While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, a transmission seal kit may be on backorder due to supply chain interruptions. While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, a transmission seal kit may be on backorder due to supply chain interruptions.

  Recorded model years: 2012

• 10254138 2024-04-24

  SSM 52476

  All accessory stick-on keyless entry keypads come with a wallet card containing the master code. If the accessory keypad was factory installed, this card will be placed in the glove box and should be handed to the vehicles owner during initial delivery. Unlike the integrated (wired) factory keypad, the accessory keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using…

  Recorded model years: 2012

Showing 3 of 47 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 166 records exist for the Ford Flex where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

See all model years Go to the Ford Flex page

A further 2 records exist for the Ford Flex where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2019281 2019-06-11

  Transport Canada recall 2019281

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2012

• 2015224 2015-05-27

  Transport Canada recall 2015224

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2012

A further 12 records exist for the Ford Flex where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

64 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 4
• reports mentioning a fire 1
• reported injuries 4

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Steering24 (27.0%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2011–2013.
• Engine11 (12.4%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2016–2017.
• Electrical system10 (11.2%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2019.
• Brakes8 (9.0%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2015.
• Fuel system7 (7.9%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2013–2015.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)4 (4.5%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2013–2017.
• Body & structure4 (4.5%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2016–2019.
• Air bags (restraint system)3 (3.4%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2009–2012.

Other / uncategorized: 5 classifications (5.6%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 1,906 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.