NHTSA Campaign 17V668000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 17V668000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 17V668000 with NHTSA on October 23, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V668000, NHTSA lists up to 65,206 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 3, 2014 and August 2, 2017.
The 17V668000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V668000 were scheduled from February 9, 2018, 109 days after the report.
17V668000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2015–2017.
Owners of the model years 17V668000 covers have filed at least 43 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V668000 vehicles, the 2015 Ford Transit has the most (19).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V668000 ranks 186 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 17V668000, Ford Motor Company has 55 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 17V668000 was 16V046000, reported on January 28, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Ford Transit vehicles, equipped with a trailer tow module. Water can enter the tow modules and corrode the wiring causing issues such as rapidly flashing turn signals, loss of instrument panel display, an electrical short and possibly the deployment of seatbelt pretensioner.
- The risk
- An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire. Turn signal, instrument cluster or seatbelt pretensioner problems can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will add a drainage hole in the driver's door stepwell and incorporate a fuse into the vehicle's wiring harness, free of charge. The recall began on February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S34.
Reported October 23, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V668000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V668000, 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 23, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted