NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Ford Focus Recalls
The 2014 Ford Focus has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Ford Focus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 2,605
- Crashes reported
- 68
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Ford Focus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2014 Ford Focus
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: evaporative emissions: canister
- Campaign
- 26V369000
- Reported
- June 9, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 257,868
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2015–2018 Focus
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,672
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2018 Focus, 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 20V331000
- Reported
- June 8, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,147,323
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2015 Focus, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 19V515000
- Reported
- July 5, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57,488
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2017 Focus
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 18V735000
- Reported
- October 22, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,282,596
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2015–2018 Focus
Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock
- Campaign
- 16V698000
- Reported
- September 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2017 Focus
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 16V643000
- Reported
- September 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,046,297
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013, 2015 Focus, 5 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 15V813000
- Reported
- December 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,017
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Focus, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 15V005000
- Reported
- January 9, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,543
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 14V525000
- Reported
- September 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 301
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 14V514000
- Reported
- August 22, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 508
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V495000
- Reported
- August 11, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,227
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Focus, 1 other model
2014 Ford Focus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,605 owner complaints about the 2014 Ford Focus, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 68 describe a crash (3%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 46 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2014 Ford Focus, the component group named most often is the power train (60%), followed by the engine (17%) and the fuel/propulsion system (11%).
None of the 2014 Ford Focus's 12 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2014 Ford Focus owners gave the mileage (1,935 complaints), the median was 48,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train1,576
- Engine442
- Fuel/Propulsion System299
- Unknown Or Other277
- Electrical System245
- Steering223
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 143 | |
| 2015 | 261 | |
| 2016 | 294 | |
| 2017 | 198 | |
| 2018 | 249 | |
| 2019 | 550 | |
| 2020 | 182 | |
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 170 | |
| 2023 | 183 | |
| 2024 | 105 | |
| 2025 | 95 | |
| 2026 | 50 |
Complaints about the 2014 Ford Focus peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 550. 35% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Ford Focus drew 3.9× the complaints of the median Ford Focus year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 19 ranked years.
That makes 2014 one of the Ford Focus years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 2,605 complaints about the 2014 Ford Focus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Focus by model year
Other 2014 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted