Tomcatter31

Thanks for the replies! The recall was about the replacement of the steering wheel attachment bolt. It took almost 2 months for the parts to get here, so that is quite a long time. So I hope that is not going to be the standard every time the car is going to require maintenance. Do I understand correct that the main differences in equipment are some more options that are available on the Mondeo and then a few differences in safety and air regulations? Does that mean for normal maintenance the parts should mostly be the same? Engine, gearbox etc.? The Ford dealer where I bought the car first told me the cars were exactly the same (apart from the lighting) . When calling them back after the recall news and the parts needing to be ordered from the US they changed their story saying that probably 70% of the parts are the same and that I don't need to worry. I realise I should've done my homework a little bit better before buying the car, but I would've expected a bit better service from an official Ford dealer. And I do now wonder what to expect for standard maintenance in the future.

Hello everyone, I'm a new Fusion owner from The Netherlands. I've owned a 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid for a few months now and I love the car. However I have a question. Does anyone here know if there are any differences between the American Ford Fusion and the European Mondeo? The dealer told me that the Fusion and Mondeo are exactly the same car apart from some small differences with the lighting. However a while ago there was news about the recall for Ford Fusions and my Fusion is part of that recall. I made an appointment with a local Ford dealer (different dealer) where I live and they told me they couldn't schedule an appointment yet because parts had to be ordered from the US. Part of this is due to financial reasons they told me, but they also told me there could be technical differences between the Fusion and the Mondeo. However, they weren't sure about it. Does anyone here know if there are differences? It would suck if parts have to be ordered from the US every time I have to take it in for maintenance. Thanks, Paul