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Ford Transit Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 38 recall campaigns for the Ford Transit, across 6 model years from 2014 to 2020. The 2015 has the most (26); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (3).

Ford Transit years to avoid by our method: 2020 (2.1× the median year).

Model years
6

2014–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
38
Most recalls
2015

26 recalls

Owner complaints
791

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 791 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Transit across 14 model years; the most, 193, concern the 2015.

Owners marked a crash on 26 of the Ford Transit complaints (3%) and a fire on 13.

Across all Ford Transit model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 232 complaints), then the electrical system (106).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford Transit in 2025: 122, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ford Transit is seats, in 38 model-year listings.

The newest Ford Transit recall, 25V876000, was reported on December 17, 2025 and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor:.

Ford Transit years to avoid

The 2020 Ford Transit stands out most: 53 complaints between 2019 and 2023, 32% of them naming the seats.

The best-measured Ford Transit years are 2021 (0.4×), 2019 (0.5×) and 2018 (0.7×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Ford Transit, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202605—not ranked
202504—not ranked
2024028—not ranked
2023060—not ranked
202203930
0.8×
202102413
0.4×
2020avoid98453
2.1×
201903815
0.5×
2018145821
0.7×
2017189839
1.2×
20162115656
1.7×
20152619360
1.9×
2014333not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford Transit years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ford Transit

  • SEATS38
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT11
  • EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY9
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING6
  • PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE5
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA4
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW3
  • SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL2

Ford Transit model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ford Transit recall campaign (38)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ford Transit, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V876000December 17, 2025equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor:2020injury86
25V572000September 3, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2016–2018crash1,456,417
25V442000June 27, 2025back over prevention: software2020crash200,237
23V499000July 19, 2023fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2020fire10
21V978000December 16, 2021power train: driveline: driveshaft2020crash4,548
21V631000August 11, 2021parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable2015–2018, 2020crash30
20V575000September 23, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020crash620,246
20V415000July 17, 2020air bags: side/window2020crash and injury68
20V250000May 5, 2020seat belts: front: retractor2020crash and injury5
20V222000April 20, 2020seat belts: front: retractor2020crash and injury205
19V767000October 25, 2019power train: driveline: driveshaft2015–2017crash and injury293,558
19V439000June 11, 2019structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit2018injury15
19V333000April 29, 2019seats2014–2018crash and injury544
19V329000April 26, 2019seats2015–2018crash and injury360
19V313000April 18, 2019seats2014–2018crash and injury2,080
19V271000April 3, 2019equipment adaptive/mobility2014–2017injury4
19V247000March 28, 2019seats2015–2018crash and injury4
19V252000March 28, 2019seats2018crash and injury15
19V238000March 26, 2019seats2015–2018crash and injury12
19V229000March 22, 2019seats2015–2018crash and injury776
19V205000March 18, 2019seats2015–2018crash and injury471
19V183000March 6, 2019equipment adaptive/mobility2015–2017injury137
19V332000March 1, 2019seats2016–2018crash and injury90
19V103000February 21, 2019power train: driveline: driveshaft2015–2018crash174
18V782000November 6, 2018seats2015–2018crash and injury475
18V275000April 30, 2018electrical system: wiring2015–2017crash and fire25,658
17V668000October 23, 2017electrical system: wiring2015–2017crash and fire65,206
17V408000June 26, 2017power train: driveline: driveshaft2015–2017crash372,991
16V618000August 24, 2016fuel system, diesel2015–2016crash2,013
16V350000May 24, 2016equipment adaptive/mobility2015injury2
16V331000May 20, 2016equipment adaptive/mobility2015injury2
16V188000April 4, 2016air bags: side/window2015–2016crash and injury37,066
16V111000February 25, 2016seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly2015–2016crash and injury48,990
15V865000December 22, 2015power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2015crash1,170
15V402000June 24, 2015seat belts2015—49
14V708000November 5, 2014fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting2015crash89
14V482000August 6, 2014service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2015crash1,290
14V483000August 6, 2014structure: body: door2015crash and injury592

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford Transit. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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