Ford Motor Company: Visibility › Windshield
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 25, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 39,720. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016 and 2020 Transit Connect vehicles. The front windshield may have been manufactured with inadequate adhesion to the vehicle body structure.
The risk
During a crash, the windshield may detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the windshield and, if necessary, remove and reinstall the windshield, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S20.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Ford Transit Connect | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 Ford Transit Connect | 104 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
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 22V192000.
Full record for the 2020 Ford Transit Connect → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →