# NHTSA recall 16V482000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V482000
- Manufacturer's number: 16C10
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2016\-06\-29
- Owners notified: 2016\-08\-22
- Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL \(ESC\); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 1895

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Transit Connect vehicles manufactured February 22, 2016, through June 16, 2016.  The brake Hydraulic Control Unit \(HCU\) pump may be contaminated with metallic debris.  As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."


## What can happen

If the brake HCU pump is contaminated, the performance of the electronic stability control and related brake systems may degrade, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners and dealers will replace the brake HCU pump, free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-800\-392\-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 16C10.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1895
- Reported remedied: 1570 \(82%\)
- Reported unreachable: 20
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT](/makes/ford/transit-connect/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-02\-22 to 2016\-06\-16.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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