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Ford Transit Connect

Every Ford Transit Connect model year on file, 2015 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years31917 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years102015 to 2024
Recall campaigns21Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins639Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 104, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

03060901202015201610420172018201920202021202220232024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Ford Transit Connect complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
69
Brakes
60
Visibility and wipers
44
Electrical system
33
Engine and cooling
30
Structure
29
Steering
21
Back-over prevention
14
Latches and locks
13
Speed control
12
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford Transit Connect model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford Transit Connect by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone005
2023Van1100.0500018
2022Van616.72001032
2021Van90.02254056
2020Van329.48008092
2019Van513.992780108
2018Van220.08806063
2017Van283.61756094
2016Van1043.81,15610298
2015Van667.682510273
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Transit Connect

  • 25V-572 Sep 3, 2025
    Rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 1.46M vehicles
  • 25V-442 Jun 27, 2025
    Software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may remain on the display after the backing event has ended
    Back-over prevention · 200k vehicles
  • 25V-196 Mar 28, 2025
    Powertrain control module (PCM) software has fail-safe temperature threshold values higher than intended for the engine
    Powertrain · 152 vehicles
  • 24V-294 Apr 26, 2024
    Improper bond may exist between the panoramic roof and the vehicle body, which can result in the panel detaching from the vehicle
    Visibility and wipers · 1,315 vehicles
  • 23V-502 Jul 21, 2023
    Front door latch pawl may crack and prevent the door from latching
    Latches and locks · 112k vehicles
  • 22V-413 Jun 10, 2022
    Bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach
    Powertrain · 2.93M vehicles
  • 22V-192 Mar 25, 2022
    Front windshield may have been manufactured with inadequate adhesion to the vehicle body structure
    Visibility and wipers · 40k vehicles
  • 21V-592 Jul 30, 2021
    Front passenger seat belt automatic locking retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly
    Seat belts · 42k vehicles
  • 21V-376 May 24, 2021
    Bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach
    Powertrain · 192k vehicles
  • 20V-791 Dec 17, 2020
    Depending on the model, either the driver side or passenger side frontal air bag modules are missing the first-stage booster propellant and sleeve
    Airbags · 12 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.