NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Ford Focus Recalls
The 2015 Ford Focus has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Ford Focus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 1,022
- Crashes reported
- 31
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 Ford Focus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2015 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 2012–2014, 2016–2018 Focus
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 26V376000
- Reported
- June 9, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,252
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2018 Focus, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,672
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014, 2016–2018 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 2012–2014 Focus, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 18V735000
- Reported
- October 22, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,282,596
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014, 2016–2018 Focus
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 18V169000
- Reported
- March 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,361
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Focus, 1 other model
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 2013–2014, 2016–2017 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 2012–2014 Focus, 5 other models
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
2015 Ford Focus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,022 owner complaints about the 2015 Ford Focus, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 31 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 28 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 Ford Focus, the component group named most often is the power train (55%), followed by the engine (17%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).
2 of the 2015 Ford Focus's 9 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2015 Ford Focus owners gave the mileage (665 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train559
- Engine173
- Fuel/Propulsion System138
- Unknown Or Other120
- Steering93
- Electrical System64
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 48 | |
| 2017 | 57 | |
| 2018 | 93 | |
| 2019 | 223 | |
| 2020 | 104 | |
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 102 | |
| 2024 | 104 | |
| 2025 | 62 | |
| 2026 | 35 |
Complaints about the 2015 Ford Focus peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 223. 22% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Ford Focus drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ford Focus year in the same window: 10th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,022 complaints about the 2015 Ford Focus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Focus by model year
Other 2015 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted