{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"14V514000","date":"2014-08-22","owner_notified":"2014-11-11","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"STEERING","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Focus and C-Max vehicles manufactured August 8, 2014, to August 15, 2014.  The affected vehicles may have steering gears that were incorrectly assembled.","consequence":"The incorrectly manufactured steering gears may cause impaired steering, including the loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gears, free of charge.  The recall began on November 11, 2014.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673.  Ford's number for this recall is 14S18.","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.","mfr_campaign":"14S18","part_number":null,"units":508,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2016-1","period_to":"2016-1","submitted":"2016-04-25","involved":508,"remedied":500,"unreachable":1,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":98,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":true,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2014,"make":"FORD","model":"C-MAX","vehicle_id":"2014_ford_c-max","match":"exact","built_from":"2014-08-08","built_to":"2014-08-15"},{"year":2014,"make":"FORD","model":"FOCUS","vehicle_id":"2014_ford_focus","match":"exact","built_from":"2014-08-08","built_to":"2014-08-15"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/14V514000"}