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2026 Ford Transit

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 5 safety complaints about the 2026 Ford Transit with the US government. Of those, no death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering the seat belts.

The most complained-about system is the wheels, named in 3 complaints, 60% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers May 2026 to July 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

5 complaints on file

5

Complaints

0

Describe a crash

0

Mention fire

0

People injured

0

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
WHEELS 3 · 60%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 · 40%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 20%
SERVICE BRAKES 1 · 20%
STRUCTURE 1 · 20%
SUSPENSION 1 · 20%
0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 5.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA has not crash tested the 2026 Ford Transit. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.

What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

26V579000 · September 9, 2026

The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Transit vehicles. The wireless seat belt reminder system (SBR) within the rear seat belt buckles may malfunction and fail to show a change in buckle status.
The risk
A faulty seat belt status indicator may fail to alert occupants to an unfastened seat belt, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the rear seat belts and replace the wireless seat belt buckles, as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, are expected to be mailed September 21, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, anticipated in December 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S67. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on September 10, 2026.

Ford Motor Company · up to 1,945 vehicles across all model years covered

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Other years of the Ford Transit

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2024 28 10 —
2023 56 19 —
2022 37 16 —
2021 23 4 —
2020 83 9 —
2019 37 9 —
2018 56 14 —
2017 98 18 —
2016 154 21 1
2015 191 26 9

Other 2026 Ford models

Explorer 29 Expedition 8 F-250 SD 8 F-150 7 F-350 SD 6 Bronco 5 Mustang 5 Ranger 5

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every Ford on this site — 357 vehicles, 1222 recall campaigns and 11 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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