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Ford Transit Connect Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 29 recall campaigns for the Ford Transit Connect, across 11 model years from 2011 to 2021. The 2014 has the most (15); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).

No Ford Transit Connect model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2014, is at 1.7×.

Model years
11

2011–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
29
Most recalls
2014

15 recalls

Owner complaints
573

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 573 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Transit Connect across 14 model years; the most, 127, concern the 2014.

Owners marked a crash on 21 of the Ford Transit Connect complaints (4%) and a fire on 10.

Across all Ford Transit Connect model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 100 complaints), then the electrical system (64).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford Transit Connect in 2022: 62, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ford Transit Connect is power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl), in 18 model-year listings.

The newest Ford Transit Connect recall, 25V572000, was reported on September 3, 2025 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.

Ford Transit Connect years to avoid

The best-measured Ford Transit Connect years are 2019 (0.7×), 2013 (0.7×) and 2011 (0.8×).

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 Connect, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202301—not ranked
2022064not ranked
20214124not ranked
202083214
1.0×
201985112
0.7×
20186226not ranked
20176287not ranked
20161010428
1.5×
2015106623
1.3×
20141512732
1.7×
201343213
0.7×
201212616
1.0×
201112412
0.8×

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

What gets recalled most on the Ford Transit Connect

  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)18
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH9
  • VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY5
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE4
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA4
  • VISIBILITY:FIXED PANARAMIC ROOF/SKY LIGHT ASSEMBLY4
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2

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

Every Ford Transit Connect recall campaign (29)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ford Transit Connect, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V572000September 3, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2015–2018crash1,456,417
25V442000June 27, 2025back over prevention: software2018–2021crash200,237
25V196000March 28, 2025power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2019–2020fire152
24V294000April 26, 2024visibility: fixed panaramic roof/sky light assembly2017–2019crash1,315
23V502000July 21, 2023latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2014–2016injury112,225
22V413000June 10, 2022power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)2013–2021crash and injury2,925,968
22V192000March 25, 2022visibility: windshield2016, 2020crash and injury39,720
21V977000December 16, 2021visibility: fixed panaramic roof/sky light assembly2014crash and injury311
21V592000July 30, 2021seat belts: front: retractor2021crash and injury42,493
21V376000May 24, 2021power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)2013–2021crash and injury192,080
20V791000December 17, 2020air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2019–2020crash and injury12
20V636000October 15, 2020engine and engine cooling: cooling system2019–2020fire2,903
20V550000September 10, 2020power train: automatic transmission2019–2020fire97
20V331000June 8, 2020latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2014–2016injury2,147,323
20V305000May 27, 2020seat belts: front2016–2017crash and injury1,616
20V260000May 8, 2020visibility: sun/moon roof assembly2014–2017crash and injury5,088
19V229000March 22, 2019seats2018crash and injury776
17V209000March 27, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine2013–2015fire208,584
16V695000September 27, 2016visibility: sun/moon roof assembly2014crash887
16V643000September 6, 2016latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2014–2016injury2,046,297
16V482000June 29, 2016service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2016crash1,895
15V406000June 24, 2015electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2014–2015crash and injury184,519
15V050000January 30, 2015seat belts: front: anchorage2014crash and injury16,091
15V005000January 9, 2015fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2014–2015crash54,543
14V777000December 5, 2014structure: body: door2014crash19,825
14V703000November 5, 2014fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2014fire25,238
14V706000November 5, 2014equipment adaptive/mobility2013injury34
14V406000July 2, 2014equipment: other: labels2014crash368
12V374000August 2, 2012visibility: windshield wiper/washer2011–2012crash16,330

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

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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