# NHTSA recall 21V977000

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: 21V977000
- Manufacturer's number: 16S35
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-12\-16
- Owners notified: 2022\-01\-21
- Component: VISIBILITY:FIXED PANARAMIC ROOF/SKY LIGHT ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 311
- Part numbers: DT11\-K519E58\-ADW

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2014 Transit Connect vehicles equipped with a Panoramic Fixed\-Glass Vista roof.  An improper bond may exist between the panoramic roof and the vehicle body, which may result in the panel separating from the vehicle.


## What can happen

Panoramic roof panel separation while driving can increase the risk of an injury or crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will remove, clean, and reinstall the panoramic roof panel, free of charge.  This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 16V\-695.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 16S35.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-23
- Vehicles in the campaign: 311
- Reported remedied: 100 \(32%\)
- Reported unreachable: 6
- Reported removed: 1

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2014 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT](/makes/ford/transit-connect/2014/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSB160054](/bulletins/10205019.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB160036](/bulletins/10205001.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2382](/bulletins/10183416.md), 2020-12-05, Service bulletin
- [44863](/bulletins/10057834.md), 2015-07-01, Service bulletin
- [ASI\-44700](/bulletins/10057041.md), 2015-04-01, 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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