{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 14V514 (14S18): Model Year 2014 Focus and C-Max",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v514/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V514 (Ford): The incorrectly manufactured steering gears may cause impaired steering, including the loss of steering control, increasing the ri...",
  "excerpt": "Ford C-Max, Ford Focus, model year 2014. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 22 August 2014. 508 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Focus and C-Max vehicles manufactured August 8, 2014, to August 15, 2014. The affected vehicles may have steering gears that were incorrectly assembled. 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: 14S18. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V514 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: “The incorrectly manufactured steering gears may cause impaired steering, including the loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 14V514 Ford Motor Company Steering 22 August 2014 2014-2014 FORD C-MAX, FORD FOCUS This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all . NHTSA applies this to a small minority of campaigns. 28 of the 1,399 we currently hold. The incorrectly manufactured steering gears may cause impaired ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:23:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T06:33:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 14V514 (14S18): Model Year 2014 Focus and C-Max\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v514/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}