Ford Power Train: Automatic Transmission

Ford is recalling about 515 vehicles over a problem with the power train. An oil leak can cause loss of transmission function, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
21E026000
Manufacturer
BorgWarner
Reported
9 April 2021
Vehicles
515
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 September 2020
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • Ford Start Stop Accumulator
  • GM Start Stop Accumulator

What the defect is

BorgWarner (BorgWarner) is recalling certain Ford and GM Start Stop Accumulator (SSA) part# JM5P7P184BE size 180X110X140mm, JM5P7P184CB size 180X110X140mm, JM5P7P184CA size 180X110X140mm, part# 24292629, 24292557 size 190X110X140mm. The start/stop accumulator may have missing or loose bolts, allowing oil to leak.

What could happen

An oil leak can cause loss of transmission function, increasing the risk of a crash. An oil leak can increase the risk of a fire in the presence of an ignition source.

What gets fixed

The remedy for this recall is still under development. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA9 April 2021
  2. Owners notified21 September 2020

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 9 April 2021.

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 BorgWarner customer service at 1-864-710-9450.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
BorgWarner
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.Please be reminded of the following requirements:You are required to submit a draft owner notification letter to this office no less than five days prior to mailing it to the customers.Also, copies of all notices, bulletins, dealer notifications, and other communications that relate to this recall, including a copy of the final owner notification letter and any subsequent owner follow-up notification letter(s), are required to be submitted to this office no later than 5 days after they are originally sent (if they are sent to more than one manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or purchaser/owner).Please be reminded that under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a)(3), it is illegal for a manufacturer, to sell, offer for sale, import, or introduce or deliver into interstate commerce, a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment that contains a safety defect once the manufacturer has notified NHTSA about that safety defect.This prohibition does not apply once the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment has been remedied according to the manufacturer's instructions.As stated in Part 573.7, submission of the first of six consecutive quarterly status reports is required within one month after the close of the calendar quarter in which notification to purchasers occurs.Therefore, the first quarterly report will be due on, or before, 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter.

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.

Same component

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