{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V374 (12S36): Model Year 2011-2012 Transit Connect",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v374/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V374 (Ford): If the wiper arm detaches, the windshield wiper will fail and the driver's visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Transit Connect, model years 2011 to 2012. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 2 August 2012. 16,330 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Transit Connect vehicles. The wiper arms may not be adequately riveted resulting in incomplete or inconsistent clearing of the windshield and possible detachment of the wiper arm. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 12S36. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V374 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the wiper arm detaches, the windshield wiper will fail and the driver's visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.” 12V374 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer 2 August 2012 2011-2012 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT If the wiper arm detaches, the windshield wiper will fail and the driver's visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the d",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:39:25+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:11:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V374 (12S36): Model Year 2011-2012 Transit Connect\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v374/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}