# NHTSA recall 18V735000

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: 18V735000
- Manufacturer's number: 18S32
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2018\-10\-22
- Owners notified: 2019\-08\-19
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
- Units potentially affected: 1282596

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2012\-2018 Ford Focus vehicles with a 2.0L GDI or 2.0L GTDI engine.  The Canister Purge Valve \(CPV\) may malfunction, possibly causing excessive vacuum in fuel vapor management system.


## What can happen

The excessive vaccuum may result in an engine stall while driving, without warning and without the ability to restart the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module.  Dealers will also check for fault codes and replace the CPV as needed.  If the CPV is replaced, dealers will inspect and replace the carbon canister, fuel tank and fuel delivery module as necessary.  The recall began August 19, 2019.  Owners may contact Ford Customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 18S32.  Note: Until the vehicle is serviced for this concern, owners are advised to keep the fuel tank at least halfway full.


## 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 2020 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-01\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1282596
- Reported remedied: 839209 \(65%\)
- Reported unreachable: 55731
- Reported removed: 209

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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

- [2012 FORD FOCUS](/makes/ford/focus/2012/recalls.md). Built 2010\-08\-01 to 2018\-02\-02.
- [2013 FORD FOCUS](/makes/ford/focus/2013/recalls.md). Built 2010\-08\-01 to 2018\-02\-02.
- [2014 FORD FOCUS](/makes/ford/focus/2014/recalls.md). Built 2010\-08\-01 to 2018\-02\-02.
- [2015 FORD FOCUS](/makes/ford/focus/2015/recalls.md). Built 2010\-08\-01 to 2018\-02\-02.
- [2016 FORD FOCUS](/makes/ford/focus/2016/recalls.md). Built 2010\-08\-01 to 2018\-02\-02.
- [2017 FORD FOCUS](/makes/ford/focus/2017/recalls.md). Built 2010\-08\-01 to 2018\-02\-02.
- [2018 FORD FOCUS](/makes/ford/focus/2018/recalls.md). Built 2010\-08\-01 to 2018\-02\-02.

## 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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