NHTSA recall 15V050000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 15V050000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15S03 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2015-01-30 |
| Owners notified | 2015-03-26 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE |
| Units potentially affected | 16091 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-07-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 16091 |
| Reported remedied | 11530 (71%) |
| Reported unreachable | 194 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured November 6, 2013, to September 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the upper seat belt bolts may have been improperly torqued, allowing them to loosen over time.
What can happen
If the seat belt anchorage fasteners loosen over time, there is an increased risk of personal injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the original seatbelt fasteners with properly torqued fasteners, free of charge. The recall began March 26, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S03.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2014 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT | Built 2013-11-06 to 2014-09-20. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SSM 46102 | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. This may be due to a normal condition which happens when the seatbelt retracts at a high rate of speed. The Workshop Manual, Section 501-20A General Procedures has been updated with a locked seatbelt retractor releasing procedure. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.