Recall 18V275000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Report Date

20180430

Component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Affected Vehicles

3 models

Defect Description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Ford Transit vehicles, equipped with a trailer tow module. Water can enter the tow modules and corrode the wiring causing issues such as rapidly flashing turn signals, loss of instrument panel display, an electrical short and possibly the deployment of seatbelt pretensioner.

Safety Consequence

An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire. Turn signal, instrument cluster or seatbelt pretensioner problems can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will add a drainage hole in the driver's door stepwell and incorporate a fuse into the vehicle's wiring harness, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Note: This is an expansion of recall 17V-668 (Ford recall 17S34). Ford's number for this recall expansion is 17S34-S1.

Affected Vehicles

Year	Make	Model
2015	FORD	TRANSIT
2016	FORD	TRANSIT
2017	FORD	TRANSIT

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.