NHTSA recall 17V668000
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 | 17V668000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 17S34 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2017-10-23 |
| Owners notified | 2018-02-09 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Units potentially affected | 65206 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2019-07-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 65206 |
| Reported remedied | 45835 (70%) |
| Reported unreachable | 895 |
| Reported removed | 1 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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 2015-2017 Ford Transit vehicles, equipped with a trailer tow module. Water can enter the tow modules and corrode the wiring causing issues such as rapidly flashing turn signals, loss of instrument panel display, an electrical short and possibly the deployment of seatbelt pretensioner.
What can happen
An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire. Turn signal, instrument cluster or seatbelt pretensioner problems can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will add a drainage hole in the driver's door stepwell and incorporate a fuse into the vehicle's wiring harness, free of charge. The recall began on February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S34.
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.
| 2015 FORD TRANSIT | Built 2014-02-03 to 2017-08-02. |
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| 2016 FORD TRANSIT | Built 2014-02-03 to 2017-08-02. |
| 2017 FORD TRANSIT | Built 2014-02-03 to 2017-08-02. |
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
| TSB 17-0006 | 2017-03-15. Service bulletin. SOME 2017 TRANSIT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUXILIARY JUNCTION BOX AND BUILT ON OR BEFORE 17-OCT-2016 MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE AUXILIARY RELAY 8 AND/OR AN INOPERATIVE UPFIT SWITCH 3. THIS MAY BE DUE TO A MISSING RELAY GROUND CIRCUIT. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.