NHTSA Campaign 15V436000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Issued by Ford Motor Company · Reported Jul 8, 2015 · 374,781 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured April 1, 2014, to June 12, 2015, Ford Focus vehicles manufactured June 17, 2014, to June 12, 2015, and Ford C-Max vehicles manufactured April 22, 2014, to June 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the engine may continue to run after the key or the START/STOP engine button is turned to off. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."

Consequence

If the engine does not turn off as expected, someone could move the transmission shifter out of park and the vehicle may move unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the body control module software, free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C06.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FORD C-MAX 2015 374,781
FORD ESCAPE 2015 374,781
FORD FOCUS 2015 374,781

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V436000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.