2010 Ford Transit Connect: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2010 Ford Transit Connect. The newest campaign is 12V169000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Apr 2012. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. NHTSA has 42 complaints on file for 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, 12V169000, in the NHTSA record
Main mobility is working with braun to notify owners, and braun dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. Main mobility has not provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact main mobility at 1-716-759-6811.
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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 33,762 units in total.
12V169000Received . 34 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Main mobility is recalling certain conversion vans built on model year 2008-2010 chevrolet express, 2009 GMC savana, and 2010 ford transit connect chassis, and fitted with certain braun wheelchair lifts. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the wheelchair lift’s outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the wheelchair’s occupant could fall and sustain injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Main mobility is working with braun to notify owners, and braun dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. Main mobility has not provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact main mobility at 1-716-759-6811.
Report filed by MAIN MOBILITY, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
10V316000Received . 33,728 units.
Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford is recalling certain model year 2010 transit connect vehicles manufactured from december 5, 2008 through may 31, 2010 for failing to meet the minimum requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." during vehicle testing the vehicle exceeded head injury criteria requirements set by the standard. The headliner retention pushpin located on the headliner above the b-pillar trim on both the left and right side of the vehicles needs to be replaced.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, an occupant could be at an increased risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on july 19, 2010. Owners may contact ford motor company at 1-866-436-7332.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 10C13. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
42 complaints, 56 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2010 Ford Transit Connect
- All 2010 vehicles
| Component | 2010 Transit Connect | All 2010 vehicles | Transit Connect, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 142.9 | 82.3 | 133.9 | 8 |
| Electrical System | 125 | 115.4 | 96.4 | 7 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 89.3 | 14 | 56.2 | 5 |
| Engine | 89.3 | 94.2 | 73.6 | 5 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 71.4 | 4.4 | 42.8 | 4 |
| Structure | 71.4 | 39 | 91 | 4 |
| Service Brakes | 71.4 | 54.9 | 68.3 | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 53.6 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 53.6 | 27.9 | 26.8 | 3 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 53.6 | 22.3 | 20.1 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Mar 2025
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 2010 Ford Transit ConnectThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2010 Ford Transit Connect: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/transit-connect/2010/. 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
- MAIN MOBILITY, INC.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2010 Ford Transit Connect?
- 33,762 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 Transit Connect have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 31 recall campaigns for the Ford Transit Connect, model years 2010 to 2023. 2 of them name the 2010 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2010 Ford Transit Connect name most often?
- Power Train: 8 of 56 component mentions, or 142.9 per 1,000. For all 2010 vehicles the figure is 82.3 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2010 Ford Transit Connect open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.