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Ford Transit Connect · 2018

6 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V229000·2019-03-22

    TransitWorks Recalls Modified Ford and Ram Vans for Seat Lock Defect

    TransitWorks is recalling 776 modified Ford and Ram vans because the back seat cushion may not stay locked in place during a crash, increasing injury risk.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, RAM TRANSIT, PROMASTER, TRANSIT CONNECT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V572000·2025-09-03

    Ford Recalls Vehicles Due to Rearview Camera Display Issues

    Ford is recalling specific 2015-2019 vehicles because the rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    LINCOLN — LINCOLN, FORD NAVIGATOR, MKC, TRANSIT CONNECT, TRANSIT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·25V442000·2025-06-27

    Ford rearview cameras may show a blank or persistent image

    Ford is recalling a wide range of 2018-2024 vehicles because a software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or leave the image on screen after backing has ended.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, LINCOLN F-250 SD, ECOSPORT, EDGE, FUSION
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V413000·2022-06-10

    Ford Transit Connect Shifter Cable Bushing May Cause Gear Shift Failures

    Ford is recalling 2013-2021 Transit Connect vehicles because the shifter cable bushing may degrade and prevent intended gear selection. This can cause unintended vehicle movement or rollaway after selecting Park, increasing crash and injury risk.

    Product
    FORD — FORD FUSION, EDGE, C-MAX, TRANSIT CONNECT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V376000·2021-05-24

    Ford Transit Connect 2013-2021 shifter cable bushing defect recall

    Ford is recalling 2013-2021 Transit Connect vehicles with 2.5L engines (approximately 192,080 units) because the shifter cable bushing may degrade or detach, preventing proper gear selection and causing unexpected vehicle movement or rollaway, increasing crash and injury risk.

    Product
    FORD — FORD TRANSIT CONNECT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2018Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2018; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 2 open

  • EA26004 Engineering Analysis · open · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys
  • PE25020 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys
  • RQ24014 Recall Query · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
  • PE24019 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
  • PE24014 Preliminary Evaluation · open · fuel system, diesel
  • RQ24008 Recall Query · fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2019 · powertrain 24 complaints

Technical service bulletins

403 manufacturer service bulletins across 14 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2023: 4.8/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2022: 4.4/5 · 6 complaints
  • 2021: 4.1/5 · 8 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2020: 3.4/5 · 32 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2019: 3.3/5 · 51 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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