NHTSA Campaign 15V436000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA campaign 15V436000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 15V436000 with NHTSA on July 8, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V436000, NHTSA lists up to 374,781 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 17, 2014 and June 12, 2015.
The 15V436000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V436000 were scheduled from July 27, 2015, 19 days after the report.
15V436000 covers 3 models from Ford, model years 2015.
Owners of the model years 15V436000 covers have filed at least 208 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V436000 vehicles, the 2015 Ford Escape has the most (135).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V436000 ranks 62 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V436000, Ford Motor Company has 55 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 15V436000 was 15V406000, reported on June 24, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured April 1, 2014, to June 12, 2015, Ford Focus vehicles manufactured June 17, 2014, to June 12, 2015, and Ford C-Max vehicles manufactured April 22, 2014, to June 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the engine may continue to run after the key or the START/STOP engine button is turned to off. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
- The risk
- If the engine does not turn off as expected, someone could move the transmission shifter out of park and the vehicle may move unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the body control module software, free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C06.
Reported July 8, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V436000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V436000, 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: July 8, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted