The Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) is an office within the NHTSA which investigates serious safety problems in the design, construction or performance of vehicles. The NHTSA is authorized to order manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles, if the ODI finds a safety issue. NHTSA investigations for the 2012 Ford Fusion, both ongoing and closed, are listed below:

  1. INVESTIGATION: Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

    NHTSA #EA21002

    Status:
    PENDING

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  2. INVESTIGATION: Electronic Throttle Body Malfunction

    NHTSA #PE13003

    Status:
    CLOSED

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  4. INVESTIGATION: Power Steering Failure

    NHTSA #EA17004

    Status:
    CLOSED

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  5. INVESTIGATION: Electric power steering failure

    NHTSA #PE14030

    Status:
    RECALLED

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