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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Ford Transit Connect Recalls

The 2011 Ford Transit Connect has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 2, 2012.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Ford Transit Connect. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
24

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Ford Transit Connect, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2011 Ford Transit Connect

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer

Campaign
12V374000
Reported
August 2, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 16,330
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2012 Transit Connect

12V374000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Ford Transit Connect complaints by year

NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2011 Ford Transit Connect, the newest on March 11, 2026.

In complaints about the 2011 Ford Transit Connect, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (25%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the engine (17%).

The 2011 Ford Transit Connect's only recall does not concern the visibility/wiper.

Where 2011 Ford Transit Connect owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 48,250 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Visibility/Wiper6
  • Electrical System4
  • Engine4
  • Power Train4
  • Service Brakes2
  • Traction Control System2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Ford Transit Connect received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20123
20135
20144
20155
20182
20193
20201
20261

Complaints about the 2011 Ford Transit Connect peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 5. 50% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Ford Transit Connect drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Ford Transit Connect year in the same window: 7th highest of the 9 ranked years.

That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Ford Transit Connect years.

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The 24 complaints about the 2011 Ford Transit Connect are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford Transit Connect by model year

Other 2011 Ford models

Newest record on this page: March 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted