2012 Ford Flex

Safety profile for the 2012 Ford Flex. Recall, complaint, and investigation data from NHTSA.

Recalls
3
Complaints
89
Investigations
0
Vehicle Type
Unknown
Make
Ford
Model
Flex
Year
2012
Vehicle Type
Manufacturer ID

Recall Campaigns

3 recalls affecting the 2012 Ford Flex

Recalls

nhtsa-odi-recalls
Recalls
Campaign #ComponentSummaryReport DateAffected
16V247000AIR BAGS:FRONTALFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009…Apr 26, 2016695
15V340000STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Linco…Jun 2, 2015393,623
14V393000POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFTFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured Sept…Jul 2, 201483,250

NHTSA Complaints

50 complaints for the 2012 Ford Flex

Complaints

nhtsa-complaints
Complaints
Complaint IDComponentSummaryDate ReceivedCrashFire
2161779STEERINGSTEERINGDec 30, 2025NoNo
2161778SERVICE BRAKESSERVICE BRAKESDec 30, 2025NoNo
2161658STEERINGSTEERINGDec 30, 2025NoNo
2085579STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMSTEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMApr 23, 2025NoNo
2070049STEERINGSTEERINGFeb 28, 2025NoNo
2068607STEERINGSTEERINGFeb 24, 2025NoNo
2019122AIR BAGSAIR BAGSAug 23, 2024NoNo
2011500STEERINGSTEERINGJul 29, 2024NoNo
1991741SUSPENSIONSUSPENSIONMay 15, 2024NoNo
1991742WHEELSWHEELSMay 15, 2024NoNo
1911812STEERINGSTEERINGJul 21, 2023NoNo
1898409STEERINGSTEERINGMay 30, 2023NoNo
1889537STEERINGSTEERINGApr 21, 2023NoNo
1887257STEERINGSTEERINGApr 12, 2023NoNo
1880834STEERINGSTEERINGMar 17, 2023NoNo
1824852STEERINGSTEERINGJul 11, 2022YesNo
1809712UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERApr 28, 2022NoNo
1782770SUSPENSIONSUSPENSIONDec 11, 2021NoNo
1771316UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHEROct 1, 2021NoNo
1769471STRUCTURE:BODYSTRUCTURE:BODYSep 21, 2021NoNo
1769470VISIBILITYVISIBILITYSep 21, 2021NoNo
1758613ENGINEENGINEJul 20, 2021NoNo
1739564SUSPENSIONSUSPENSIONApr 8, 2021NoNo
1695447ENGINEENGINESep 26, 2020NoNo
1694909STEERINGSTEERINGSep 24, 2020NoNo
1691463STEERINGSTEERINGSep 10, 2020NoNo
1660864STEERINGSTEERINGApr 30, 2020NoNo
1650228POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINFeb 28, 2020NoNo
1642577STEERINGSTEERINGJan 31, 2020NoNo
1621462FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMNov 17, 2019NoNo
1621461ENGINEENGINENov 17, 2019NoNo
1617975ENGINEENGINENov 4, 2019NoNo
1591689STEERINGSTEERINGAug 6, 2019NoNo
1582350STEERINGSTEERINGJul 9, 2019NoNo
1582349AIR BAGSAIR BAGSJul 9, 2019NoNo
1553597FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMMar 31, 2019NoNo
1553596ENGINEENGINEMar 31, 2019NoNo
1484460POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINJul 20, 2018NoNo
1484461VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVEHICLE SPEED CONTROLJul 20, 2018NoNo
1484459ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMJul 20, 2018NoNo
1484209POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINJul 19, 2018NoNo
1484208ENGINEENGINEJul 19, 2018NoNo
1436995AIR BAGSAIR BAGSJan 2, 2018YesNo
1436996VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVEHICLE SPEED CONTROLJan 2, 2018YesNo
1429493ENGINEENGINEDec 1, 2017NoYes
1429492ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMDec 1, 2017NoYes
1407107STEERINGSTEERINGSep 11, 2017YesNo
1383191FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMJun 7, 2017NoNo
1383217FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMJun 7, 2017NoNo
1383216ENGINEENGINEJun 7, 2017NoNo

Data sources & freshness

NHTSA Model Year Database
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NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
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NHTSA Complaint Database
Unknown freshness