Ford Motor Company: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 6, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,046,297. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
The 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.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Ford Transit Connect | 104 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 Ford C-Max | 57 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 2015 Ford Escape | 1,136 | 9 | 20 | 31 |
| 2015 Ford Focus | 1,022 | 9 | 4 | 31 |
| 2015 Ford Mustang | 439 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 2015 Ford Transit Connect | 66 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 Lincoln MKC | 131 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 Ford C-Max | 80 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 Ford Escape | 2,089 | 16 | 104 | 47 |
| 2014 Ford Focus | 2,606 | 12 | 9 | 68 |
| 2014 Ford Transit Connect | 128 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 Ford C-Max | 187 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 Ford Escape | 2,753 | 18 | 91 | 49 |
| 2013 Ford Focus | 2,112 | 12 | 12 | 49 |
| 2012 Ford Focus | 3,770 | 8 | 15 | 107 |
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 16V643000.
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