The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Early Warning Reporting · Ford
Ford Transit: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Ford reported 86 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Ford Transit, model years 2015–2023, 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.
86 incidents reported
16 deaths, as claimed
95 injuries, as claimed
2015–2023 model years named
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 | 2 | 21 | — | — |
| 2016 | 22 | 3 | 30 | — | — |
| 2017 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 101,741 | 9.8 |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 103,619 | 9.7 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 130,154 | 9.2 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 123,786 | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60,619 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 52,198 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 141,979 | 0.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 17 | 1 |
| No System/Component Specified | 15 | 10 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 13 | 2 |
| Fire | 11 | 9 |
| Other | 10 | 1 |
| Service Brake System | 10 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 9 | 1 |
| Seats | 7 | 0 |
| Structure | 5 | 1 |
| Latch | 4 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 4 | 0 |
| Steering System | 3 | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 3 | 0 |
| Rollover | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility | 3 | 1 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension 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 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Ford Transit, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not reported | 2021 | CO | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-04 | 2023 | DE | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2024-11-22 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-23 | 2020 | MI | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2023-12-14 | 2020 | OR | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q4 |
| 2023-09-13 | 2016 | FL | 1 | 4 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-08-31 | 2015 | CO | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags · Power Train | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-08-20 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q1 |
| 2023-08-20 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-07-10 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-05 | 2019 | MO | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-12 | 2019 | MO | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-04-14 | 2019 | MO | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-09-20 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 2 | Power Train · Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2022-09-20 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q2 |
| 2022-09-20 | 2016 | MA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-09-03 | 2020 | WI | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-08-09 | 2019 | SC | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2022 Q4 |
| not reported | 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-05-25 | 2017 | MD | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Engine and Cooling System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-19 | 2022 | NH | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-04-16 | 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-03-17 | 2016 | SC | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q4 |
| 2022-03-16 | 2017 | TX | 9 | 2 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-03-03 | 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-10-12 | 2016 | CO | 0 | 1 | Fire · Power Train · Fuel System · Service Brake System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-09-30 | 2018 | NY | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-03-04 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-02-28 | 2015 | LA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-02-16 | 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Tires · Power Train | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-02-04 | 2020 | FL | 1 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q1 |
| not reported | 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-30 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-08-25 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Power Train | 2023 Q2 |
| 2020-03-01 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision · No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q4 |
| 2020-02-01 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-01-17 | 2018 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-11-14 | 2017 | AR | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-09-02 | 2016 | NJ | 1 | 0 | Structure · Air Bags · Steering System | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-08-16 | 2018 | OK | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-22 | 2015 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2019-06-13 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-22 | 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-23 | 2019 | MO | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-21 | 2016 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| not reported | 2018 | AR | 1 | 0 | Other | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-24 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-12 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-01 | 2015 | TX | 1 | 0 | Power Train · Steering System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-07-28 | 2018 | MN | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Wheels | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-28 | 2015 | MA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-27 | 2018 | MN | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-07-19 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 3 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-28 | 2015 | CT | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-06-19 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2019 Q4 |
| 2018-06-15 | 2017 | WA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Other | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-15 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-05-05 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2018 Q3 |
| 2017-11-28 | 2016 | MN | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-11-20 | 2017 | MA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2018 Q3 |
| 2017-11-20 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-11-18 | 2015 | CT | 0 | 1 | Fire · Electrical System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-10-19 | 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Power Train | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-09-14 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-08-10 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-07-14 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-07-05 | 2016 | CA | 1 | 0 | Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-15 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-03-29 | 2016 | SC | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-27 | 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure · Visibility · Service Brake System · Other | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-09-28 | 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-09-08 | 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-08-17 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Air Bags | 2017 Q3 |
| 2016-05-18 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-05-14 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 3 | Rollover · Service Brake System · Suspension System | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-03-01 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 2 | Other | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-12-08 | 2015 | OK | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-11-16 | 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-11-11 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-08-22 | 2015 | NH | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2016 Q3 |
| 2015-08-01 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q4 |
| 2015-07-07 | 2015 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-03-20 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-02-06 | 2015 | GA | 1 | 0 | Visibility | 2015 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Ford received alleging a death or injury in a Ford Transit and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Transit that sold more will have more rows. All Ford models · What these reports are, and are not.