Ford Engine and Engine Cooling: Diesel

Ford is recalling about 2,013 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. If debris clogs the fuel system, the engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
16V618000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
24 August 2016
Vehicles
2,013
Built between
Jul 2015 – Apr 2016
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 October 2016
Repaired
81%
Unrepaired
305

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2015 and April 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2015-2016 Ford TransitBuilt July 2015 to April 2016

Repair progress

305 of 2,013 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2018.

81% repaired — 1,630 of 2,013 reported

Owners not reachable
78

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Transit vehicles manufactured July 15, 2015, to April 14, 2016 and equipped with a 3.2L diesel engine. A fuel injector or the fuel volume control valve may clog due to metallic debris within the fuel system.

What could happen

If debris clogs the fuel system, the engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel injection pump and associated parts and, if necessary, will replace the fuel filter and flush the fuel system, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2015 to April 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 August 2016
  3. Owners notified14 October 2016
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2018 — 81% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 August 2016.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S32.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
16S32
Recalling manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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