Ford Transit Connect: nhtsa investigations
All rows for this model in the NHTSA investigations dataset, newest model year first. Each year links to its consumer page, which shows the same records with context.
| rows | 6 |
|---|---|
| model years | 2014–2016 (3) |
| data through | 2026-09-20 |
| method | /data/methodology#investigations |
| license | CC BY 4.0 (derived) |
Vehicle pages
Rows
| year | action_number | status | subject | components | opened | closed | recall_campaign | summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PE16001 | closed | Door Latch Failure | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2016-01-16 | 2016-10-29 | 16V643000 | In January, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation based on consumers' allegations of doors failing to latch and/or inadvertently opening on model year (MY) 2012-2013 Ford Focus vehicles (subject vehicles).ODI has received 464 unique reports related to the alleged problem, with over 200 claiming that the door(s) opened inadvertently while the vehicle was in motion.One consumer alleged an injury that occurred while driving when a door inadvertently opened and then closed on a child's arm.Another alleged that a door that inadvertently opened struck a parked |
| 2016 | RQ19005 | closed | Door Latch Failures | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2019-12-19 | 2022-02-07 | 20V177000 | In December 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on 235 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging doors failed to latch when closed, and/or inadvertently opened while driving, on model year (MY) 2012-2014 Ford Fiesta, and 2013-2014 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ. Some VOQs reported the failure occurred after the latch had been remedied under a prior recall which involved fracture of the latch pawl spring tab due to thermally induced cyclic fatigue. Other VOQs alleged a similar failure in vehicles not previously recalled. A latch with a fractured pawl sprin |
| 2015 | PE16001 | closed | Door Latch Failure | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2016-01-16 | 2016-10-29 | 16V643000 | In January, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation based on consumers' allegations of doors failing to latch and/or inadvertently opening on model year (MY) 2012-2013 Ford Focus vehicles (subject vehicles).ODI has received 464 unique reports related to the alleged problem, with over 200 claiming that the door(s) opened inadvertently while the vehicle was in motion.One consumer alleged an injury that occurred while driving when a door inadvertently opened and then closed on a child's arm.Another alleged that a door that inadvertently opened struck a parked |
| 2015 | RQ19005 | closed | Door Latch Failures | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2019-12-19 | 2022-02-07 | 20V177000 | In December 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on 235 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging doors failed to latch when closed, and/or inadvertently opened while driving, on model year (MY) 2012-2014 Ford Fiesta, and 2013-2014 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ. Some VOQs reported the failure occurred after the latch had been remedied under a prior recall which involved fracture of the latch pawl spring tab due to thermally induced cyclic fatigue. Other VOQs alleged a similar failure in vehicles not previously recalled. A latch with a fractured pawl sprin |
| 2014 | PE16001 | closed | Door Latch Failure | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2016-01-16 | 2016-10-29 | 16V643000 | In January, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation based on consumers' allegations of doors failing to latch and/or inadvertently opening on model year (MY) 2012-2013 Ford Focus vehicles (subject vehicles).ODI has received 464 unique reports related to the alleged problem, with over 200 claiming that the door(s) opened inadvertently while the vehicle was in motion.One consumer alleged an injury that occurred while driving when a door inadvertently opened and then closed on a child's arm.Another alleged that a door that inadvertently opened struck a parked |
| 2014 | RQ19005 | closed | Door Latch Failures | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2019-12-19 | 2022-02-07 | 20V177000 | In December 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on 235 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging doors failed to latch when closed, and/or inadvertently opened while driving, on model year (MY) 2012-2014 Ford Fiesta, and 2013-2014 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ. Some VOQs reported the failure occurred after the latch had been remedied under a prior recall which involved fracture of the latch pawl spring tab due to thermally induced cyclic fatigue. Other VOQs alleged a similar failure in vehicles not previously recalled. A latch with a fractured pawl sprin |
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Wrench.Pro (2026). NHTSA investigations — Ford Transit Connect [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/investigations/ford/transit-connect
@misc{wrenchpro_investigations_ford_transit_connect_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro NHTSA investigations: Ford Transit Connect},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/investigations/ford/transit-connect}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
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