Recall · 26V376000
Ford Motor recalled 2 models over power train
5,252
Vehicles covered
2
Models
8
Model years
June 9, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Focus and 2013-2016 Fusion vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall numbers 18V169 and 18V845. The clutch may fracture, resulting in damage to the transmission assembly and possibly a transmission fluid leak.
- What it can cause
- 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 the dealer does
- Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Additionally, dealers will inspect Focus vehicles and replace the clutch assembly as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed August 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S43. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 6,2026.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
How this campaign compares
At 5,252 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 75% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2013 to 2018, so the oldest vehicles on it were 13 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Ford vehicles have been recalled over the power train 129 times before this, most recently in May 2026 as 26V301000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 8 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 9,634 complaints with NHTSA, 9,409 of them before this campaign was filed. 2,965 of those name the power train, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in December 2012, 13 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 11 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V369000 (fuel system, gasoline), 26V012000 (equipment), 26V011000 (equipment), 25V695000 (back over prevention).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Ford Motor Company with NHTSA on June 9, 2026 as campaign 26V376000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2026-06-09.
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