26V369000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER
An engine that stalls while driving increases the risk of a crash.
2012 FORD FOCUS
7 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations, 4,974 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations3
Owner complaints4,974
Complaints citing a crash179
Complaints citing a fire28
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 7
20V331000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
19V515000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
The excessive vacuum may result in an engine stall while driving, without warning and without the ability to restart the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
18V735000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
The excessive vaccuum may result in an engine stall while driving, without warning and without the ability to restart the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V643000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
13V335000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Without the proper illumination of the side maker lamps, the vehicle may be less visible in night time conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 1,384POWER TRAIN
- 924STEERING
- 473ENGINE
- 357UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 344ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 294STRUCTURE:BODY
- 282FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 164VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 FORD FOCUSs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.