{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"24V542000","date":"2024-07-19","owner_notified":"2025-01-10","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Transit vehicles equipped with a Transit Trail package.  The electronic power assist steering (EPAS) ground eyelet joint may experience corrosion, which can result in a loss of power steering assist.","consequence":"A loss of power steering assist can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will install a new EPAS ground pigtail kit, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2025.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 24S46.","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":"24S46","part_number":"NK4T-14401-**","units":1902,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2026-2","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-17","involved":1902,"remedied":1404,"unreachable":7,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":73,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2023,"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT","vehicle_id":"2023_ford_transit","match":"exact","built_from":"2022-03-15","built_to":"2024-03-06"},{"year":2024,"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT","vehicle_id":"2024_ford_transit","match":"exact","built_from":"2022-03-15","built_to":"2024-03-06"}],"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/24V542000"}