NHTSA Campaign 13V475000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
NHTSA campaign 13V475000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: control module. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 13V475000 with NHTSA on October 17, 2013; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 13V475000, NHTSA lists up to 23,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 15, 2011 and April 24, 2013.
The 13V475000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V475000 were scheduled from October 30, 2013, 13 days after the report.
13V475000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 13V475000 covers have filed at least 51 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V475000 ranks 250 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 13V475000, Ford Motor Company has 55 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 13V475000 was 13V230000, reported on May 31, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Focus Electric vehicles and 2013 C-Max vehicles equipped with the Intelligent Access Push Button Start System. In the affected vehicles, there is no audible chime when the vehicle is operational and the driver's door is opened. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
- The risk
- Without an audible door chime, a vehicle owner may open the door and exit the vehicle without being reminded that the vehicle is still operational, leaving the vehicle susceptible to theft.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the software for the door chime, free of charge. The recall began on October 30, 2013. Owners may contact the Ford customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall number is 13C07.
Reported October 17, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V475000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V475000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted