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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Ford Transit Connect Recalls

The 2015 Ford Transit Connect has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 3, 2025.

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

Recalls
10

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
66

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

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

10 recalls on the 2015 Ford Transit Connect

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
25V572000
Reported
September 3, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 1,456,417
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2016–2018 Transit Connect, 12 other models

25V572000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

Campaign
23V502000
Reported
July 21, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 112,225
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2014, 2016 Transit Connect

23V502000: 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, 2016–2021 Transit Connect, 4 other models

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

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

Campaign
21V376000
Reported
May 24, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 192,080
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2013–2014, 2016–2021 Transit Connect

21V376000: 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 2014, 2016 Transit Connect, 8 other models

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

Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly

Campaign
20V260000
Reported
May 8, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 5,088
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2014, 2016–2017 Transit Connect

20V260000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Campaign
17V209000
Reported
March 27, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 208,584
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2013–2014 Transit Connect, 3 other models

17V209000: 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 2014, 2016 Transit Connect, 5 other models

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

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Campaign
15V406000
Reported
June 24, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 184,519
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 101, controls and displays
Same campaign
also 2014 Transit Connect, 1 other model

15V406000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2014 Transit Connect, 5 other models

15V005000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Ford Transit Connect complaints by year

NHTSA has received 66 owner complaints about the 2015 Ford Transit Connect, the newest on July 14, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2015 Ford Transit Connect, the component group named most often is the structure (20%), followed by the latches/locks/linkages (15%) and the power train (14%).

3 of the 2015 Ford Transit Connect's 10 recalls also concern the latches/locks/linkages.

Where 2015 Ford Transit Connect owners gave the mileage (45 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure13
  • Unknown Or Other13
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages10
  • Power Train9
  • Engine6
  • Steering5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Ford Transit Connect received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20166
20174
201813
20197
202010
20216
20224
20235
20246
20253
20262

Complaints about the 2015 Ford Transit Connect peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 13. 35% 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 Transit Connect drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Ford Transit Connect year in the same window: 4th highest of the 9 ranked years.

Ford Transit Connect years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 66 complaints about the 2015 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 2015 Ford models

Newest record on this page: July 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted