NHTSA campaign 15V865000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Ford Motor Company: Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft

Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 22, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,170. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Transit vehicles manufactured May 1, 2015, to June 26, 2015, and equipped with dual rear wheels. The affected vehicles have a left or right rear axle drive shafts that may fracture, resulting in loss of drive power. Additionally, the vehicle may unexpectedly roll if it is parked without the parking brake applied.

The risk

A loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway after being parked can increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right axle drive shafts, free of charge. The recall began February 9, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S37.

1 model year covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
2015 Ford Transit1932614

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V865000.

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