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2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.","consequence":"A rearview camera that displays an inverted, distorted, or blank image can reduce the driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2026.  Ford owners will receive letters in phases, beginning January 2026 and June 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S89. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V270. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 8, 2025.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"25S89","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V502000","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2023-07-21","owner_notified":"2024-02-05","units":112225,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Transit Connect vehicles.  The front door latch pawl may crack and prevent the door from latching.","consequence":"An unlatched door can open while driving, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the front door latches as necessary, free of charge.\u00c2\u00a0 Owner notification letters were mailed February 2, 2024.\u00c2\u00a0 Owners may contact Ford customer service 1-866-436-7332.\u00c2\u00a0 Ford's number for this recall is 23S36.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"23S36","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"moderate"},{"campaign":"22V413000","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2022-06-10","owner_notified":"2022-10-27","units":2925968,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and  2015-2018 Edge vehicles.  The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.","consequence":"A damaged or missing bushing may prevent the vehicle from shifting into the intended gear, and cause the vehicle to move in an unexpected direction.  Additionally, the vehicle may roll after the driver selects the 'Park' position.  Either scenario increases the risk of a crash or injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the under hood shift bushing and add a protective cap over the shift cable bushing, free of charge.  Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed July 1, 2022.  Remedy parts are expected to be available in 4th Quarter 2022.  Owner notification letters were mailed October 27, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 22S43.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"22S43","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V192000","component":"VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2022-03-25","owner_notified":"2022-05-11","units":39720,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016 and 2020 Transit Connect vehicles.  The front windshield may have been manufactured with inadequate adhesion to the vehicle body structure.","consequence":"During a crash, the windshield may detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect the windshield and, if necessary, remove and reinstall the windshield, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S20.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"22S20","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V376000","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2021-05-24","owner_notified":"2021-06-30","units":192080,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2021 Transit Connect vehicles equipped with 2.5L engines.  The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.","consequence":"A damaged or missing bushing may prevent the vehicle from shifting into the intended gear, causing the vehicle to move in an unexpected direction.  Additionally, the vehicle may roll after the driver selects the 'Park' position.  Either scenario increases the risk of a crash or injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the underhood shifter cable bushing, and add a protective cap, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on June 29, 2021.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21S24.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"21S24","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"20V331000","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2020-06-08","owner_notified":"2020-07-27","units":2147323,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Fiesta, 2013-2014 Fusion, 2015 Mustang, 2013-2015 Escape and C-Max, 2012-2015 Focus, 2014-2016 Transit Connect, 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ, and 2015 MKC vehicles.  These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under recalls 15V-246, 16V-643 or 17V-210, however the repair may not have been completed properly.  A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.","consequence":"A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the latch date codes to confirm if the repair was done correctly, and replace the side door latches if necessary, free of charge.  Owners will also have the option to inspect their own vehicle's door latches and enter the date codes into a website to determine if the latches are correct.  Owner notification letters were mailed on July 27, 2020.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 20S30.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"20S30","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"moderate"},{"campaign":"20V305000","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2020-05-27","owner_notified":"2020-08-07","units":1616,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Transit Connect vehicles.  The front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioner initiators could contain an improper generant mix ratio that may prevent the seat belt pretensioners from deploying in the event of a crash.","consequence":"In the event of a crash, the front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioners may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace seat belt assemblies as necessary, free of charge.  This recall began August 7, 2020.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 20S25.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"20S25","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"20V260000","component":"VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2020-05-08","owner_notified":"2020-08-25","units":5088,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 Transit Connect vehicles equipped with a Panoramic Fixed-Glass Vista roof.  An improper bond may exist between the panoramic roof and the vehicle body and may result in wind noise, water leak, and in some cases, separation from the vehicle.","consequence":"If the panoramic roof panel separates from the vehicle while it is being driven, it may increase the risk of an injury or crash.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will remove, clean, and reinstall the panoramic roof panel, free of charge.  Ford issued owners an interim notification on May 26, 2020.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 20S22.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"20S22","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V643000","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2016-09-06","owner_notified":"2017-01-27","units":2046297,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Ford Focus, 2013-2015 Ford Escape and Ford C-MAX, 2015 Lincoln MKC and Ford Mustang, and 2014-2016 Ford Transit Connect vehicles.  A component within the door latches may break, preventing the doors from latching and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.","consequence":"A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door latches with an improved part, free of charge.  The recall began on January 27, 2017.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 16S30.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"16S30","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"moderate"},{"campaign":"16V482000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2016-06-29","owner_notified":"2016-08-22","units":1895,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Transit Connect vehicles manufactured February 22, 2016, through June 16, 2016.  The brake Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) pump may be contaminated with metallic debris.  As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, \"Electronic Stability Control Systems.\"","consequence":"If the brake HCU pump is contaminated, the performance of the electronic stability control and related brake systems may degrade, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners and dealers will replace the brake HCU pump, free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 16C10.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"16C10","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":10,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":35,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":104,"crash":1,"fire":1,"injured":3,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",14],["Structure",14],["Visibility",14],["Unspecified",13],["Power Train",13],["Engine",12]],"by_year":{"2016":2,"2017":13,"2018":3,"2019":10,"2020":16,"2021":10,"2022":21,"2023":10,"2024":8,"2025":7,"2026":4},"excerpts":[["2022-08-24","Service Brakes","Some portion of the brakes master cylinder degraded into small pieces and were found in the brake lines by a Ford Dealership technician. While traveling on highway at highway speeds (70mph), about an hour into a trip, the brakes locked on which caused vehicle to travel into the median and slide sideways. The vehicle ha\u2026"],["2022-08-22","Air Bags","My Passenger Seat Occupancy Sensor failed. Caused my airbag system to throw a code and become inoperative and SRS light on. Took to Middleton Ford in Middleton, WI and they confirmed the code indicated the OCS sensor has failed and required replacing to make the airbag system operable again. Meaning if I got into an ac\u2026"],["2022-07-19","Air Bags","My SRS system has thrown the SRS light with code B00C0:11AB Passenger Occupancy sensor A short to ground. According to The weight pad is faulty and requires a $989 part replacement. The SRS system is disabled with the light on which is a safety issue in today's vehicles as none of the airbags will deploy in an accident\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"RQ19005","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY","opened":"2019-12-19","closed":"2022-02-07","campaign":"20V331000","subject":"Door Latch Failures","summary":"In December 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on 235 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging doors failed to latch when closed, and/or inadvertently opened while driving, on model year (MY) 2012-2014 Ford Fiesta, and 2013-2014 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ. Some VOQs reported the failure occurred after the latch had been remedied under a prior recall which involved fracture of the latch pawl spring tab due to thermally induced cyclic fatigue. Other VOQs alleged a similar failure in vehicles not previously recalled. A latch with a fractured pawl spring tab typically results in a ?door will not close? condition, however in certain somewhat rare circu"},{"action":"PE16001","component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","opened":"2016-01-16","closed":"2016-10-29","campaign":"16V643000","subject":"Door Latch Failure","summary":"In January, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation based on consumers' allegations of doors failing to latch and/or inadvertently opening on model year (MY) 2012-2013 Ford Focus vehicles (subject vehicles).ODI has received 464 unique reports related to the alleged problem, with over 200 claiming that the door(s) opened inadvertently while the vehicle was in motion.One consumer alleged an injury that occurred while driving when a door inadvertently opened and then closed on a child's arm.Another alleged that a door that inadvertently opened struck a parked vehicle.In response to ODI's information request, Ford Motor Company (Ford) provided 500 unique repo"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"WAGON FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.179,"seats":null,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null},{"desc":"VAN FWD","overall":null,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":null,"rollover_risk":0.0,"seats":2,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Optional","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":25,"ncap":5,"complaints":104},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}