NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Ford Focus Recalls
The 2017 Ford Focus has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Ford Focus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 900
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Ford Focus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2017 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 2012–2016, 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 2015–2016, 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 2013–2016, 2018 Focus, 2 other models
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V012000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,403
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 Focus, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: pump
- Campaign
- 23V905000
- Reported
- December 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,730
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 Focus, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 19V515000
- Reported
- July 5, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57,488
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Focus
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 18V845000
- Reported
- November 28, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,828
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 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 2012–2016, 2018 Focus
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 17V528000
- Reported
- August 28, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 698
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Ford 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 2013–2016 Focus
2017 Ford Focus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 900 owner complaints about the 2017 Ford Focus, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 18 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Ford Focus, the component group named most often is the power train (51%), followed by the engine (26%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).
2 of the 2017 Ford Focus's 10 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2017 Ford Focus owners gave the mileage (528 complaints), the median was 55,784 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train455
- Engine230
- Fuel/Propulsion System116
- Engine And Engine Cooling81
- Unknown Or Other81
- Fuel System, Gasoline61
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 32 | |
| 2019 | 131 | |
| 2020 | 103 | |
| 2021 | 66 | |
| 2022 | 109 | |
| 2023 | 125 | |
| 2024 | 173 | |
| 2025 | 113 | |
| 2026 | 39 |
Complaints about the 2017 Ford Focus peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 173. 31% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Ford Focus drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Ford Focus year in the same window: 9th highest of the 19 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 900 complaints about the 2017 Ford Focus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Focus by model year
Other 2017 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted