{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2018129 (Ford), 2013 to 2016: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2018129/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2018129, FORD FUSION, FOCUS, 2018-03-14. On certain vehicles equipped with 1.0L GTDI or 1.6L GTDI engines and manual transmissions.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Fusion, Focus. Published by Transport Canada as 2018129 on 14 March 2018. System: Powertrain. What the notice says 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 … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. 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 . 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 cam",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T09:57:30+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:33:05+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2018129 (Ford), 2013 to 2016: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2018129/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}