{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 16V479 (16S28): Model Year 2015-2016 Ford Focus Electric",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v479/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V479 (Ford): A fractured pinion shaft could cause a loss of motive power and loss of the transmission park function, increasing the risk of a c...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Focus Electric, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 28 June 2016. 865 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Ford Focus Electric vehicles manufactured August 20, 2015, through April 13, 2016. The transmission's differential pinion gear shaft may overheat and fracture. 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: 16S28. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V479 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: “A fractured pinion shaft could cause a loss of motive power and loss of the transmission park function, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V479 Ford Motor Company Power Train:Driveline:Differential Unit 28 June 2016 2015-2016 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC A fractured pinion shaft could cause a loss of motive power and loss of the transmission park function, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:31:23+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:12:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 16V479 (16S28): Model Year 2015-2016 Ford Focus Electric\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v479/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}