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NHTSA Campaign 16V643000

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Issued by Ford Motor Company · Reported Sep 6, 2016 · 2,046,297 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FORD C-MAX 2013 2,046,297
FORD C-MAX 2014 2,046,297
FORD C-MAX 2015 2,046,297
FORD ESCAPE 2013 2,046,297
FORD ESCAPE 2014 2,046,297
FORD ESCAPE 2015 2,046,297
FORD FOCUS 2012 2,046,297
FORD FOCUS 2013 2,046,297
FORD FOCUS 2014 2,046,297
FORD FOCUS 2015 2,046,297
FORD MUSTANG 2015 2,046,297
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT 2014 2,046,297
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT 2015 2,046,297
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT 2016 2,046,297
LINCOLN MKC 2015 2,046,297

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V643000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.