Transport Canada carries this recall as 2018129, dated 14 March 2018. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 18V169, dated 12 March 2018. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 18S07.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2018129 | 18V169 |
| Dated | 14 March 2018 | 12 March 2018 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Ford | |
The two registers are 2 days apart: the American entry is dated first, the Canadian one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 18V169, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2018129
- Recall date
- 14 March 2018
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Fusion, Focus
- Model years
- 2013 to 2016
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 513
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with 1.0L GTDI or 1.6L GTDI engines and manual transmissions, repeated high energy clutch slip can lead to premature clutch lining wear, reducing the mechanical properties of pressure plate material. Prolonged use, with a slipping clutch, could result in pressure plate fracture, which could cause breach of the clutch cover and transmission housing, potentially leading to a transmission fluid leak. A transmission fluid leak, in the presence of an ignition source, could increase the risk of a fire. Correction: Dealers will evaluate the clutch for wear and replace as needed and will install updated software that will detect and prevent prolonged clutch slip. For the Fusion model, dealers will replace the clutch assembly.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2018129.