The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Ford Transit Connect: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Ford reported 46 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Ford Transit Connect, model years 2010–2022, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 8 | — | — |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 11 | — | — |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32,721 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29,050 | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39,532 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29,724 | 3.4 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and Cooling System | 12 | 1 |
| Air Bags | 9 | 0 |
| Fire | 8 | 0 |
| Seats | 7 | 0 |
| Structure | 5 | 0 |
| Visibility | 4 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 0 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| ESC | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Ford Transit Connect puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Ford Transit Connect, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-13 | 2022 | CO | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-12-06 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q4 |
| 2022-02-12 | 2017 | MA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-05-06 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Electrical System · Power Train · Parking Brake System · Service Brake System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2019-10-12 | 2018 | AR | 0 | 1 | ESC · Structure · Visibility · Exterior Lighting · Fuel System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-09-16 | 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2020 Q4 |
| 2019-08-07 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-07-29 | 2016 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-01-07 | 2015 | NC | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-06-22 | 2015 | CO | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-04-24 | 2018 | LA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-10-30 | 2013 | SC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-03-01 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-12 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-07-16 | 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-05-04 | 2015 | WV | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-04-13 | 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-02-07 | 2014 | NY | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-10-12 | 2013 | WI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-08-06 | 2014 | SC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-04-03 | 2010 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-01-23 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-11-11 | 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-09-23 | 2014 | MI | 0 | 1 | Other | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-01-11 | 2013 | SC | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-11-29 | 2011 | WI | 1 | 0 | Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-08-01 | 2012 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-07-03 | 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-07-03 | 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-07-03 | 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-07-03 | 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-07-03 | 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-07-03 | 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-07-03 | 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2012-12-17 | 2012 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-12-17 | 2010 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-11-05 | 2010 | MN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-06-14 | 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure · Visibility | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-06-11 | 2010 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Steering System | 2012 Q3 |
| 2011-12-14 | 2011 | RI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-10-17 | 2011 | MI | 0 | 1 | Other | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-06-03 | 2010 | IL | 0 | 1 | Fire · Fuel System | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-04-23 | 2010 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q3 |
| not reported | 2010 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2011 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Ford received alleging a death or injury in a Ford Transit Connect and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Transit Connect that sold more will have more rows. All Ford models · What these reports are, and are not.