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Ford · Van

2019 Ford Transit

Van
0 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26
D
Safety Signal
60 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns 9
Complaints2 crash reported 38
Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —
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The 2019 Ford Transit is a van; vehicles over 8,500 lb GVWR are not certified for fuel economy by the EPA, so this page is built from NHTSA's recall, complaint and investigation records. NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of D. Owners have filed 38 complaints, most often about the service brakes.

2019 Ford Transit

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

No EPA fuel-economy record: the EPA does not certify vehicles over 8,500 lb GVWR. Recall, complaint and investigation data below come from NHTSA.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body styleVan
GVWR classClass 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)

Engine Basics

Cylinders6
Displacement3.7 L
Engine configurationV-Shaped

Engine Output

Horsepower275 hp

Fuel Economy

FuelGasoline

Seating

Seat rows1
Seating capacity2 seats

Transmission

DrivetrainAWD/All-Wheel Drive
TransmissionAutomatic
Transmission speeds6

Driver assistance

Standard: Anti-lock brakes, Backup camera, Electronic stability control

Optional: Lane departure warning

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim (seen: 250, 350, 350 HD). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada
Length217.7–263.8 in
Width (body, without mirrors)81.5–83.9 in
Height82.3–110.2 in
Wheelbase129.9–147.6 in
Track, front68.1 in
Track, rear65.7–68.5 in
Curb weight4,985–6,865 lb

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here 21 configurations: Van 150 Long Wb Low Roof, Van 150 Long Wb Medium Roof, Van 150 Regular Wb Low Roof, Van 150 Regular Wb Medium Roof, Van 250 Long Wb El High Roof, Van 250 Long Wb High Roof …. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (9)

Source: NHTSA recall database
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Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

86 vehicles 2% reported repaired
Problem Rollx Vans (Rollx) is recalling certain GMC Yukon, Sierra, Chevrolet Express 2500, Ford Transit, E-250, Toyota Sienna, Sienna Hybrid, Honda Odyssey, Chrysler Town and Country, Voyager, Pacifica, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Ram Promaster vehicles equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. Please refer to Rollx's recall report for specific model year information. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured. Risk An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury. Fix Rollx will work with Q'Straint to inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 5, 2026. Owners may contact Rollx's customer service at 1-800-956-6668.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 25V876000 reported Dec 17, 2025 Rollx Vans the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Back Over Prevention

25S89
1,456,417 vehicles 15% reported repaired built Jul 30, 2015 – Dec 21, 2018
Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse. Risk A rearview camera that displays an inverted, distorted, or blank image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix 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, 202
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFOwner letter PDF
NHTSA campaign 25V572000 reported Sep 3, 2025 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Parking Brake

21S39
30 vehicles 77% reported repaired
Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Transit vehicles. An incorrect driveshaft torsional damper service kit may have been installed, which can allow the damper shield to contact the parking brake cable, possibly resulting in parking brake failure. Risk Parking brake failure can result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will replace the passenger side parking brake cable with a cable that provides sufficient clearance to the damper shield, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on September 24, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 14, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S39.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFOwner letter PDF
NHTSA campaign 21V631000 reported Aug 11, 2021 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Suspension

21S21
2,503 vehicles 82% reported repaired
Problem Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Transit T150, T250, T350 vehicles equipped with aluminum alloy wheels. The wheel mounting surface of the axle flange may be warped and cause the wheel studs to fracture. Risk Fractured studs may allow the wheel to detach, increasing the risk of crash. Fix Dealers will inspect and if necessary, replace the rear axle shaft assembly, axle shaft mounting bolts, and rear wheel lug nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 28, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S21.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFOwner letter PDF
NHTSA campaign 21V324000 reported May 7, 2021 Ford Motor Company the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Seat Belts

20E-004
5 vehicles 100% reported repaired
Problem National Van Builders, Inc. (National Van Builders) is recalling certain vehicles based on 2019-2020 Ford Transit and 2019 Ram Promaster vans equipped with Freedman GO-ES foldaway seats. The seat belt retractor block out zone may have not been set correctly, potentially resulting in a seat belt that may not properly secure the occupant. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies." Risk An unsecured occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash. Fix National Van Builders will notify owners, and dealers will replace the retractors, free of charge. The recall began May 19, 2020. Owners may contact Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540 or National Van Builders customer service at 1-800-527-7477.
NHTSA campaign 20V250000 reported May 5, 2020 National Van Builders, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Seat Belts

205 vehicles 17% reported repaired
Problem TransitWorks is recalling certain Driverge vehicles based on 2019-2020 Ford Transit vans equipped with Freedman Seating Company (FSC) PT Foldaway and GO-ES 3-point Foldaway seats. The seat belt retractor block out zone may have not been set correctly, potentially resulting in a seat belt that may not properly secure the occupant. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies." Risk An unsecured occupant has an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash. Fix TransitWorks will notify owners, and dealers will replace the retractors, free of charge. The recall began May 13, 2020. Dealers can contact Freedman Seating Company for parts and reimbursement information at 1-800-443-4540.
NHTSA campaign 20V222000 reported Apr 20, 2020 TransitWorks the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Structure

15 vehicles 33% reported repaired built Aug 1, 2018 – Apr 1, 2019
Problem LA West Inc. (LA West) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Ford Transit vehicles modified to be equipped with glass roof hatches. Temperature and vibration stresses may cause the tempered glass roof hatch to shatter. Risk If the tempered glass roof hatch shatters, glass fragments may fall onto passengers, increasing the risk of an injury. Fix LA West will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hatch lids, free of charge. The recall began July 11, 2019. Owners may contact LA West customer service at 1-704-498-4940.
NHTSA campaign 19V439000 reported Jun 11, 2019 LA West Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Seats

776 vehicles 3% reported repaired built Jul 9, 2015 – Dec 4, 2018
Problem TransitWorks is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford Transit, 2018 Ford Transit Connect, and 2016 Dodge Ram ProMaster vehicles modified to be equipped with Freedman Seating GO-ES seats. When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when under load, such as in a crash or a sudden stop. Risk In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury. Fix TransitWorks has notified owners and instructed them to contact Freedman seats for a repair kit. The recall began December 19, 2019. Owners may contact Freedman Seating customer service at 1-800-443-4540 or TransitWorks customer service at 1-855-337-9543.
NHTSA campaign 19V229000 reported Mar 22, 2019 TransitWorks the full filing, and every vehicle covered →
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Power Train

174 vehicles 82% reported repaired built Jan 1, 2015 – Feb 15, 2019
Problem XL Hybrids, Inc (XL) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford Transit vehicles modified to be equipped with XL's electric hybrid system. The cardan (universal) joint on the front driveshaft may fail, possibly causing the front driveshaft to detach. Risk If the front driveshaft detaches from the vehicle, drive power will be lost, increasing the risk of a crash. The detached driveshaft may also create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash for following traffic. Fix XL will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driveshaft with an updated one, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2019. Owners may contact XL Hybrid's customer service at 1-833-953-5338.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF
NHTSA campaign 19V103000 reported Feb 21, 2019 XL Hybrids INC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Transit

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2019 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Ford publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

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Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2019 Ford Transit, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

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Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
38complaints filed

2 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

2.9 per 10,000 built · Ford reported 130,154 Transit built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2019: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2025: 5 · 2026: 4

Most-cited components

Service Brakes 7
Unspecified 7
Electrical System 6
Vehicle Speed Control 4
Structure 4
Power Train 3

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale.
Electrical System at 295,327 miles May 30, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11663964
The contact's neighbor owned a 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds to the end of his street in the cul-de-sac. The brakes were sticking. The contact stated that there was an abnormal ticking noise detected. A neighbor walking her dog alerted him about an abnormal sound emerging from the vehicle.
Service Brakes Dec 11, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11630159
The contact's business owns a 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated that while an employee was driving approximately 60 MPH, another driver observed that the driver’s side front tire was sticking out and alerted the driver. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and inspected.
Suspension at 98,000 miles Oct 1, 2024 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11617419
The rear lug nuts have sheared off on the passenger side. This is the second time this has happened in a year creating an extremely dangerous condition. The first time we lost the entire wheel. Ford continues to deny that this recall is only limited to certain vans and continues to deny our request.
Power Train Jul 16, 2023 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11532615
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Transit. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the steering wheel started to vibrate abnormally. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving above 60 mph.
Steering at 114,300 miles Jul 7, 2021 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11423735
The plastic holding the hood prop rod broke while the hood was up causing the hood to come crashing down. I had not touched the rod. Luckily I was not leaning into the engine compartment at the time. I would have had serious injuries if it had come down on my head and neck. The vehicle was stationary
Structure at 15,000 miles May 1, 2021 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11414756

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Ford itself: 12 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 13 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 9.2 per 100,000 built. Every Transit model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

When owners reported it

Reported at 40k

miles, typically

Half the 17 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 13,000 and 103,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.

Too few readings for a curve — the 17 on file: 4 under 10k, 3 10k–20k, 3 40k–50k, 1 60k–70k, 1 90k–100k, 3 100k–150k, 2 150k +.

Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP
ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
VAN RWDnot ratednot rated★★★★★★☆☆☆☆45%
VAN RWDnot ratednot rated★★★★★not rated—
VAN RWDnot ratednot rated★★★★★★★☆☆☆33%
VAN RWDnot ratednot rated★★★★★★★★☆☆27%
VAN RWDnot ratednot rated★★★★★★★☆☆☆38%
VAN RWDnot ratednot rated★★★★★★★☆☆☆39%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications
Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 151
Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-08-18
Kindsas classified by NHTSA 146 service bulletins, 5 others

Most often about: Electrical System, Engine, Equipment, Power Train, Unknown Or Other.

  • SSM 55098 Service bulletin
    2026-08-18 · Engine
  • Some 2013-2016 Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine and 2015-2019 Transit vehicles equipped with a 3.2L diesel engine may not pass a state smog test due to the exhaust gas system (EGS) monitor that will not run after completing the exhaust gas sensor drive cycle located within Section 2 of the Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnostics (PC/ED) Manual > Drive Cycles. This may be due
  • 25N15 S1 Other
    2026-04-20 · Electrical System
  • Customer Satisfaction Program 25N15 - Supplement #1 Certain 2015-2019 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Inspection For One-Time Replacement
  • SSM 54690 Service bulletin
    2026-03-26 · Engine
  • Some 2013-2016 Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine and 2015-2019 Transit vehicles equipped with a 3.2L diesel engine may not pass a state smog test due to the exhaust gas system (EGS) monitor that will not run after completing the Exhaust Gas Sensor drive cycle located within Section 2 of the Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnostics (PC/ED) Manual > Drive Cycles. This may be due
  • 25N17 Other
    2026-03-25 · Unknown Or Other
  • Advance Notice – Customer Satisfaction Program 25N17 Certain 2015-2025 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Replacement If Required After Dealer Evaluation
  • SSM 54601 Service bulletin
    2026-02-24 · Electrical System
  • Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the body control module (BCM). Th
  • 25N15 Other
    2026-01-05 · Visibility/Wiper
  • Certain 2015-2019 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Inspection For One-Time Replacemen
  • 25N15 Other
    2025-12-22 · Visibility/Wiper
  • Certain 2015-2019 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Inspection For One-Time Replacement
  • 25L02 Other
    2025-12-02 · Unknown Or Other
  • Special Field Action 25L02 Certain 2017-2024 Model Year California Emissions-Certified Vehicles Transmission Control Assembly Reimbursement

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

CodeWhat it meansMost often filed underWhere it appears
P025A
P025A on Ford →		Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Electrical System · Battery →6 bulletins
C3239
C3239 on Ford →		Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Electrical System · Battery →5 bulletins
U0109
U0109 on Ford →		Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Electrical System · Battery →5 bulletins
B0001Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Seats4 bulletins
B0010Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Seats4 bulletins
B1405Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Seats4 bulletins
B1407Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Seats4 bulletins
B1408Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Seats4 bulletins
P0011
P0011 on Ford →		Camshaft timing on bank 1 is more advanced than commanded.Power Train4 bulletins
P0012
P0012 on Ford →		Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Power Train4 bulletins
P0014
P0014 on Ford →		The second camshaft on bank 1 is timed further advanced than commanded.Power Train4 bulletins
P0015
P0015 on Ford →		Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Power Train4 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

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At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2019 Ford Transit failed the emissions check on 0.04% of first inspections — lower than the 2.7% for every 2019 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 1.1% (every 2019 vehicle: 1.7%).

New York inspections 0.04%

failed emissions

2,846 initial inspections of 2,808 vehicles.

MeasureThe 2019 TransitEvery 2019 vehicleBehind it
Failed the emissions check0.04%2.7%2,822
Failed the safety inspection1.1%1.7%2,846
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit0.25%0.20%2,846
Miles driven a year12,4179,904odometer at inspection
Average odometer90,44672,084odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2019 vehicle” is every 2019 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Transit by model year

all years, side by side →
Year Safety Recalls Complaints
2027 A 1 0 2026 A 1 5 2025 F 5 4 Do not drive2024 F 11 28 Park outside2023 F 18 60 2022 F 16 39 2021 D 4 24 2020 F 9 84 2019 this page D 9 38 2018 F 14 58 2017 F 18 98 2016 F 21 157

Common questions about the 2019 Transit

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2019 Ford Transit have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 9 recall campaigns for the 2019 Ford Transit. The most serious on file is 25V876000, covering Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. 1 of them was filed with no repair available at the time — NHTSA's file records what the manufacturer had in hand on the filing date, not what exists today. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2019 Ford Transit?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2019 Ford Transit yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it D (60/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What are the dimensions of the 2019 Ford Transit?

Transport Canada measured it at 217.7–263.8 in long, 81.5–83.9 in wide (body, without mirrors), 82.3–110.2 in tall, on a 129.9–147.6 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 4,985–6,865 lb depending on configuration. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2019 Ford Transit?

Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Ford Transit, most often about service brakes, unspecified, electrical system. Of those, 2 involved a crash. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

Are there service bulletins for the 2019 Ford Transit?

The manufacturer has filed 151 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2019 Ford Transit, most often covering electrical system, engine, equipment. The most recent is dated 2026-08-18. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2019 Ford Transit do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2019 Ford Transit failed the emissions check on 0.04% of first inspections — lower than the 2.7% for every 2019 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 1.1% (every 2019 vehicle: 1.7%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

DataHeldSourceWhat it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurationsnoneEPA certification recordsThe EPA does not certify vehicles rated over 8,500 lb GVWR, so heavy-duty nameplates have no entry at all.
Emission certificatesnoneEPA emission certificatesThe EPA published no certificate we could match to a configuration on this page.
Recalls9NHTSA recall campaignsA complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints38NHTSA complaint databaseAlso complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings6 testedNHTSA NCAPOnly the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins151NHTSA manufacturer communicationsEverything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
InvestigationsnoneNHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationNo defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reportsnoneNHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA12 fieldsNHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patternsWhat the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions7 fieldsTransport Canada, Canadian Vehicle SpecificationsLength, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipmentnoneManufacturer press kitWe have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Where to go next

pages beside this one
Other years The 2027 Transit The Transit model year with the cleanest record on file — grade A, 1 recall.Recalls Every Ford recall on file All campaigns filed against Ford vehicles, newest first, with the manufacturer's own number.Recall Watch Watch this Transit by VIN Give it the VIN and you hear the night a campaign is filed — from $29 a month for a lot, free for ten.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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