NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Ford Transit Connect Recalls
The 2017 Ford Transit Connect has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 3, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Ford Transit Connect. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 28
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Ford Transit Connect, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2017 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 2015–2016, 2018 Transit Connect, 12 other models
Visibility: fixed panaramic roof/sky light assembly
- Campaign
- 24V294000
- Reported
- April 26, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,315
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 Transit Connect
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, 2018–2021 Transit Connect, 4 other models
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 2013–2016, 2018–2021 Transit Connect
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 20V305000
- Reported
- May 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,616
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Transit Connect
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 Transit Connect
2017 Ford Transit Connect complaints by year
NHTSA has received 28 owner complaints about the 2017 Ford Transit Connect, the newest on July 24, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%).
In complaints about the 2017 Ford Transit Connect, the component group named most often is the electrical system (18%), followed by the service brakes (14%) and the visibility (14%).
2 of the 2017 Ford Transit Connect's 6 recalls also concern the visibility.
Where 2017 Ford Transit Connect owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System5
- Service Brakes4
- Visibility4
- Back Over Prevention3
- Power Train3
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2017 Ford Transit Connect peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 6. 25% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 28 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted