26V369000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER
An engine that stalls while driving increases the risk of a crash.
2018 FORD FOCUS
7 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (1 open), 1,109 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations41 open
Owner complaints1,109
Complaints citing a crash24
Complaints citing a fire8
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
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.
26V011000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
26V012000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
23V905000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PUMP
A loss of oil pressure can result in an engine stall and a loss of power braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
18V845000
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
- 291POWER TRAIN
- 227ENGINE
- 129FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 118ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 76UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 52FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 44ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 30STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 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.