2018 FORD FOCUS Recall
- Campaign:
- 18V735000 on 10/22/2018
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:storage
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/2010 - 02/01/2018
- Affected:
- 1,282,596
- Defect:
- Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2012-2018 ford focus vehicles with a 2.0l gdi or 2.0l gtdi engine. the canister purge valve (cpv) may malfunction, possibly causing excessive vacuum in fuel vapor management system.
- Consequence:
- The excessive vaccuum may result in an engine stall while driving, without warning and without the ability to restart the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module. dealers will also check for fault codes and replace the cpv as needed. if the cpv is replaced, dealers will inspect and replace the carbon canister, fuel tank and fuel delivery module as necessary. the recall is expected to begin december 10, 2018. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 18s32. note: until the vehicle is serviced for this concern, owners are advised to keep the fuel tank at least halfway full.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2018 FORD FOCUS TSBs (26)
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46860
- Component:
- 353500 equipment:electrical:navigational system(global positioning system)
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford or lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may exhibit a blank screen or other various sync symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode. this is due to the power saving features enabled while in transport mode and
- Bulletin:
- 17-2218
- Component:
- 160000 structure
- Summary:
- Some 2013-2018 escape, focus and c-max vehicles may exhibit a water stained headliner after the vehicle has experienced a water leak from areas such as the roof opening panel, fixed glass, roof rails and roof ditch mouldings. follow the pro
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46900
- Component:
- 103100 power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
- Summary:
- Some vehicles may exhibit a no start condition with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and a dtc p161a after pcm replacement. this may be due to the parameter reset procedure not being properly completed. to clear this dtc, use
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46907
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2018 focus st vehicles may exhibit mil on with dtc's p0300 and/or p0316 store in powertrain control module(pcm) memory. vehicle may also exhibit perceived misfire after cold start until engine coolant temperature(ect) reaches 49 d
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46930
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford or lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may exhibit a blank screen or other various sync symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode. this is due to the power saving features enabled while in transport mode and
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47068
- Component:
- 356000 equipment adaptive
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 focus rs vehicles may exhibit paint discoloration once the protective wrap guard is removed. it is recommended the wrap stay in place until vehicle is delivered, but no longer than 6 months past the vehicle build date. longer
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47080
- Component:
- 353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Summary:
- 2010-2018 various vehicles equipped with sync or sync 3 may not function when attempting to find or use the spotify app via applink. as of an update released on 1/15/2018 spotify will no longer be supporting their applink integration. no re
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47100
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicle equipped with sync 3 and connected to an iphone recently upgraded to ios 11.2.5 may exhibit a concern where usb audio playback and app link applications will not function properly. this may also inclu
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47107
- Component:
- 356000 equipment adaptive
- Summary:
- Some 2018 focus vehicles may exhibit an inoperative and/or intermittent horn operation. refer to workshop manual (wsm), section 413-06 for diagnosis. if testing leads to horn replacement, inspect connector c131 for corrosion and repair as n
- Bulletin:
- TSB18-2093
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2018 focus st vehicles may exhibit a misfire condition and/or illuminated mil with dtcs p0300 and/or p0316 with engine coolant temperature below 49°c (120°f). follow the service procedure steps to correct the condition.
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47130
- Component:
- 117000 digital instrument panel
- Summary:
- Some 2012-2018 focus electric, 2013-2017 c-max energi, and 2013-2018 fusion energi plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (phev) may exhibit the high voltage (hv) battery failing to charge while connected to the delphi 120 volt electric vehicle s
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47170
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Some vehicles may exhibit an illuminated mil with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0011, p0012, p0014, p0015, p0016, p0017, p0018, p0019, p0021, p0022, p0024 and/or p0025. this may be due to small debris causing the vct solenoid to stick. b
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47171
- Component:
- 353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 and connected to an iphone recently upgraded to ios 11.2.5 may exhibit functional concerns where usb audio playback and app link will not operate. this may also include, under ce
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47187
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some 2017-2018 escape/focus/transit connect vehicles equipped with remote start may exhibit the engine shut off after using the remote start function to start the vehicle with dtc p1594 stored in the bcm. if using the fordpass app, the app
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47004
- Component:
- 353600 equipment:air conditioner
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 model year focus rs may exhibit inaccurate outside air temperature(oat) readings with intermittent air conditioning(a/c) function. instrument cluster will display 0 degrees f(-18 degrees c) until the vehicle is driven above 2
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47007
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- The ev range after fully charging a focus electric, c-max/fusion energi may vary after each charge event. the window sticker indicates 0-20 mile range for c-max energi, 0-21 mile range for fusion energi. variation of ev range may not indica
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47009
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- The accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can only be used with vehicles that are factory built with remote keyless entry (rke). the master code for the accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can be retrieved from fmcdealer - parts a
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47004
- Component:
- 117000 digital instrument panel
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 model year focus rs may exhibit inaccurate outside air temperature(oat) readings with intermittent air conditioning(a/c) function. instrument cluster will display 0 degrees f(-18 degrees c) until the vehicle is driven above 2
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47007
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- The ev range after fully charging a focus electric, c-max/fusion energi may vary after each charge event. the window sticker indicates 0-20 mile range for c-max energi, 0-21 mile range for fusion energi. variation of ev range may not indica
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47009
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- The accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can only be used with vehicles that are factory built with remote keyless entry (rke). the master code for the accessory (wireless) keyless entry keypad can be retrieved from fmcdealer - parts a
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47379
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Various 2016-2018 vehicles with sync 3 may experience a touch screen that does not respond to any input. using the professional technician society (pts) website > oasis tab > sync version, verify the vehicle sync software version. if the ve
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47380
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles with sync 3 may exhibit an intermittent blue or black screen. check for sync software update under the oasis tab sync selection. if update is available refer to wsm, section 415-00 and update apim so
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47397
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 escape/focus/transit connect vehicles equipped with a remote start system may exhibit an immediate engine shut off with or without diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p1594 stored in the bcm after using the remote start function to
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47443
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 focus rs vehicles equipped with 2.3l ecoboost engine may exhibit oil seepage at the block to head surface. the workshop manual (wsm) has been updated. refer to section 303-01d. revised procedure provides (2) additional 8 mm (
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47444
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 not at the latest software level may exhibit various performance related concerns such as display operation, navigation, voice recognition, phone pairing, applink, travel link, s
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47462
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- 2015-2018 edge, fusion, focus, mkz, mkc, escape vehicles equipped with a 2.0l ecoboost engine may exhibit coolant consumption, white smoke and/or a runs rough condition. refer to the extended coolant pressure test and checking for combustio
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