NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Ford C-Max Recalls
The 2017 Ford C-Max has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 10, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Ford C-Max. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2017 Ford C-Max, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2017 Ford C-Max
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 2013–2016 C-Max, 4 other models
2017 Ford C-Max complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2017 Ford C-Max, the newest on January 22, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire.
In complaints about the 2017 Ford C-Max, the component group named most often is the power train (20%), followed by the steering (20%) and the vehicle speed control (20%).
The 2017 Ford C-Max's only recall also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other4
- Power Train3
- Steering3
- Vehicle Speed Control3
- Wheels2
- Electrical System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2017 Ford C-Max peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 5. 27% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
The 15 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 Ford models
Newest record on this page: January 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted