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Ford

Official notice

3 Jul 2024

Last checked

3 Jul 2024

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Ford. On certain vehicles, the pawl spring tab in the side door latch could break. This condition typically will prevent the door from latching. In certain situations where the door is able to be closed, the door may be partially latched and could unlatch while driving. This could increase the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant seated next to the door, or result in damage to property. Correction: If a door will not latch, dealers will replace all four door latches with a more robust part._x000D_ _x000D_ Note: A door that is partially latched can cause the courtesy light to remain on, set a door ajar message in the instrument cluster and sound a door ajar chime to alert the driver that there is a door latch problem. Published 2024-07-03.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

68677

Official notice

2024-07-03

The hazard

On certain vehicles, the pawl spring tab in the side door latch could break. This condition typically will prevent the door from latching. In certain situations where the door is able to be closed, the door may be partially latched and could unlatch while driving. This could increase the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant seated next to the door, or result in damage to property. Correction: If a door will not latch, dealers will replace all four door latches with a more robust part._x000D_ _x000D_ Note: A door that is partially latched can cause the courtesy light to remain on, set a door ajar message in the instrument cluster and sound a door ajar chime to alert the driver that there is a door latch problem.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

68677

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2012, Make: FORD, Model: FOCUS

Product 2

Year: 2013, Make: FORD, Model: C-MAX

Product 3

Year: 2013, Make: FORD, Model: ESCAPE

Product 4

Year: 2013, Make: FORD, Model: FOCUS

Product 5

Year: 2014, Make: FORD, Model: C-MAX

Product 6

Year: 2014, Make: FORD, Model: ESCAPE

Product 7

Year: 2014, Make: FORD, Model: FOCUS

Product 8

Year: 2014, Make: FORD, Model: TRANSIT

Product 9

Year: 2015, Make: FORD, Model: C-MAX

Product 10

Year: 2015, Make: FORD, Model: ESCAPE

Product 11

Year: 2015, Make: FORD, Model: FOCUS

Product 12

Year: 2015, Make: FORD, Model: MUSTANG

Product 13

Year: 2015, Make: FORD, Model: TRANSIT

Product 14

Year: 2015, Make: LINCOLN, Model: MKC

Product 15

Year: 2016, Make: FORD, Model: TRANSIT

Product 16

Year: 2014, Make: FORD, Model: TRANSIT CONNECT

Product 17

Year: 2015, Make: FORD, Model: TRANSIT CONNECT

Product 18

Year: 2016, Make: FORD, Model: TRANSIT CONNECT

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, the pawl spring tab in the side door latch could break. This condition typically will prevent the door from latching. In certain situations where the door is able to be closed, the door may be partially latched and could unlatch while driving. This could increase the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant seated next to the door, or result in damage to property. Correction: If a door will not latch, dealers will replace all four door latches with a more robust part._x000D_ _x000D_ Note: A door that is partially latched can cause the courtesy light to remain on, set a door ajar message in the instrument cluster and sound a door ajar chime to alert the driver that there is a door latch problem.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ford, Lincoln.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

68677

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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