# NHTSA recall 17V052000

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: 17V052000
- Manufacturer's number: 17S03
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2017\-01\-24
- Owners notified: 2017\-03\-08
- Component: STRUCTURE:BODY
- Units potentially affected: 17

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2016 Focus and C\-Max vehicles.  The floor pan may have improperly welded left\-hand apron joints.


## What can happen

Improperly welded apron joints may reduce the front\-end structural integrity of the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the apron joints, repairing the vehicle, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began March 8, 2017.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 17S03.


## 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 2018 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 17
- Reported remedied: 11 \(64%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 FORD C\-MAX](/makes/ford/c-max/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-26 to 2016\-10\-26.
- [2016 FORD FOCUS](/makes/ford/focus/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-26 to 2016\-10\-27.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SSM 54601](/bulletins/11029052.md), 2026-02-27, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51536](/bulletins/10235153.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [Service](/bulletins/10204994.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2171](/bulletins/10175895.md), 2020-06-05, Service bulletin
- [17\-2218](/bulletins/10127394.md), 2018-01-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46207](/bulletins/10095994.md), 2017-03-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46197](/bulletins/10095991.md), 2017-03-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 45911](/bulletins/10091225.md), 2017-02-10, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-16\-0083](/bulletins/10078968.md), 2016-08-29, Service bulletin

## 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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