NHTSA 15V005 SUMMARY: Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the agency on January 8, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured April 15, 2014, to May 8, 2014, and 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles manufactured April 21, 2014, to May 15, 2014. On April 30, 2015, Ford expanded the recall to … Read more
NHTSA 15V406 SUMMARY: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured May 19, 2014, to February 6, 2015, and Transit Connect vehicles manufactured May 11, 2014, to July 2, 2015. Due to a software incompatibility issue, the instrument panel cluster be inoperative including a blank multiple functional display (MFD), … Read more
2014-2016 Transit Connect LWB Wagon – Replacement Seat Back Remains Folded If Not Installed, Normal Operation When replacing the 2nd row 60/40 seats on a Transit Connect LWB Wagon, it is normal for the seat back to remain locked in the fold position, if not yet installed in the vehicle. The seat interlock requires … Read more
2014-2015 Transit Connect Equipped With Trailer Tow – Lamp Out Warning When Not Towing A Trailer – Build Dates 01/27/2014 to 06/04/2015 Some 2014-2015 Transit Connect vehicles built between 01/27/2014 and 06/04/2015 equipped with the trailer tow package, may exhibit a “trailer brake bulb” fault message when NOT towing a trailer. Reprogram the Trailer … Read more
2014-2016 Vehicles With 6F35 Transmission – Harsh Reverse Engagement And/Or Harsh Or Delayed Shift Into 3rd And/Or 5th Gear – Without DTCs Some 2014-2016 Escape/Fusion/Explorer/MKC/MKT/MKZ/Taurus/Transit Connect/Edge vehicles equipped with a 6F35 transmission may exhibit harsh reverse engagement and/or harsh or delayed shifts into 3rd and/or 5th gear with no DTCs present. Using a scan … Read more