{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"22V791000","date":"2022-10-20","owner_notified":"2022-11-11","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Transit vehicles.  The heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system's controls, including those for defog and defrost, may become inoperative.","consequence":"Loss of the ability to control the defrost or defog function decreases the driver's visibility under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the remote climate control module software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on November 11, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 22S65.","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.","mfr_campaign":"22S65","part_number":"NK4T-18C612-AC / -BC","units":31339,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":1,"period_from":"2024-4","period_to":"2025-3","submitted":"2025-10-29","involved":31339,"remedied":28239,"unreachable":108,"removed":2,"remedied_percent":90,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2022,"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT","vehicle_id":"2022_ford_transit","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT","vehicle_id":"2023_ford_transit","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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/22V791000"}