NHTSA Campaign 16V643000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 16V643000 covers 15 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 16V643000 with NHTSA on September 6, 2016; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 16V643000, NHTSA lists up to 2,046,297 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 11, 2014 and April 30, 2015.
The 16V643000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V643000 were scheduled from January 27, 2017, 143 days after the report.
16V643000 covers 6 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2012–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V643000 covers have filed at least 33 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V643000 vehicles, the 2014 Ford Transit Connect has the most (14).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V643000 ranks 5 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 16V643000, Ford Motor Company has 19 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 16V643000 was 15V246000, reported on April 24, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Ford Focus, 2013-2015 Ford Escape and Ford C-MAX, 2015 Lincoln MKC and Ford Mustang, and 2014-2016 Ford Transit Connect vehicles. A component within the door latches may break, preventing the doors from latching and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.
- The risk
- A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door latches with an improved part, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S30.
Reported September 6, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V643000 (15)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V643000, 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: September 6, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted