2015 Ford Focus Electric: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2015 Ford Focus Electric. The newest campaign is 18V592000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Sep 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Electrical. NHTSA has 12 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V592000, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the current cord with a new 120V convenience cord with a thermistor, free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S24.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 50,062 units in total.
18V592000Received . 49,197 units.
Equipment / Electrical
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 120V Convenience charge cords that were supplied with and sold for use with 2013-2015 Ford C-Max Energi and Fusion Energi vehicles and 2012-2015 Ford Focus Electric vehicles. Cords with part numbers FM58-10B706-AA, FM58-10B706-AB, FM58-10B706-AC, FM58-10B706-AD, FM58-10B706-AE and FM58-10B706-AF were manufactured without thermistors, and during vehicle charging, increased resistance in the house's outlet or wiring can cause the cord to overheat and melt.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An overheated cord can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the current cord with a new 120V convenience cord with a thermistor, free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S24.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 18S24. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V479000Received . 865 units.
Power Train / Driveline / Differential Unit
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Ford Focus Electric vehicles manufactured August 20, 2015, through April 13, 2016. The transmission's differential pinion gear shaft may overheat and fracture.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fractured pinion shaft could cause a loss of motive power and loss of the transmission park function, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission differential assembly, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S28.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 16S28. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
12 complaints, 20 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 4 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Engine | 3 |
| Steering | 3 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 Nov 2022
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP22005 | Defect petition | Pedestrian alert sounds | Electrical System / Propulsion System | 27 Jan 2023 | 7 Aug 2023 | 22V063000 |
| RQ19005 | Recall query | Door Latch Failures | Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch | 19 Dec 2019 | 7 Feb 2022 | 20V177000 |
| PE16001 | Preliminary evaluation | Door Latch Failure | Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch | 16 Jan 2016 | 29 Oct 2016 | 16V643000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2015 Ford Focus ElectricThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2015 Ford Focus Electric: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/focus-electric/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Ford Motor Company
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Ford Focus Electric?
- 50,062 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford Focus Electric have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Ford Focus Electric, model years 2012 to 2017. 2 of them name the 2015 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Ford Focus Electric name most often?
- Power Train: 4 of 20 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Ford Focus Electric open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.