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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Ford C-Max Recalls

The 2015 Ford C-Max has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 13, 2025.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Ford C-Max. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
56

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
11

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2015 Ford C-Max, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2015 Ford C-Max

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
25V695000
Reported
October 13, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 1,448,655
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2016 C-Max, 9 other models

25V695000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)

Campaign
22V413000
Reported
June 10, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 2,925,968
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2013–2014, 2016–2017 C-Max, 4 other models

22V413000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2013–2014 C-Max, 8 other models

20V331000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: electrical

Campaign
18V592000
Reported
September 10, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 49,197
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2013–2014 C-Max, 1 other model

18V592000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2013–2014 C-Max, 5 other models

16V643000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: ignition

Campaign
15V436000
Reported
July 8, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 374,781
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
Same campaign
also 2 other models

15V436000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Ford C-Max complaints by year

NHTSA has received 56 owner complaints about the 2015 Ford C-Max, the newest on October 18, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (20%); owners reported 9 injuries.

In complaints about the 2015 Ford C-Max, the component group named most often is the back over prevention (16%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the power train (16%).

1 of the 2015 Ford C-Max's 6 recalls also concerns the back over prevention.

Where 2015 Ford C-Max owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Back Over Prevention9
  • Electrical System9
  • Power Train9
  • Unknown Or Other8
  • Air Bags6
  • Steering6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Ford C-Max received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20151
20161
20174
20197
20206
20216
20227
20233
20246
20256
20269

Complaints about the 2015 Ford C-Max peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 9. 11% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

The 56 complaints about the 2015 Ford C-Max are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford C-Max by model year

Other 2015 Ford models

Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted