{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"16V479000","date":"2016-06-28","owner_notified":"2017-03-24","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Ford Focus Electric vehicles manufactured August 20, 2015, through April 13, 2016. The transmission's differential pinion gear shaft may overheat and fracture.","consequence":"A fractured pinion shaft could cause a loss of motive power and loss of the transmission park function, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission differential assembly, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 16S28.","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":"16S28","part_number":null,"units":865,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2018-2","period_to":"2018-2","submitted":"2018-07-30","involved":865,"remedied":683,"unreachable":9,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":78,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2015,"make":"FORD","model":"FOCUS ELECTRIC","vehicle_id":"2015_ford_focus","match":"base","built_from":"2015-08-20","built_to":"2016-04-13"},{"year":2016,"make":"FORD","model":"FOCUS ELECTRIC","vehicle_id":"2016_ford_focus","match":"base","built_from":"2015-08-20","built_to":"2016-04-13"}],"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/16V479000"}