26V376000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components can increase the risk of a fire.
2015 FORD FOCUS
9 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (1 open), 1,323 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations41 open
Owner complaints1,323
Complaints citing a crash42
Complaints citing a fire7
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 9
26V369000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER
An engine that stalls while driving increases the risk of a crash.
26V011000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
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.
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.
18V169000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components can increase the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 515POWER TRAIN
- 170ENGINE
- 136FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 119UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 92STEERING
- 61ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 40VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 28FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2015 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.