{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 16V698 (16C13): Model Year 2013-2017 Ford Focus Hatchback",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v698/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V698 (Ford): With only a single press needed, the driver may accidently unlatch the hatchback, increasing the risk of injury to any unsecured p...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Focus, model years 2013 to 2017. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 28 September 2016. 64,038 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Ford Focus hatchback vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 26, 2016 and equipped with a manual transmission. The hatchback of the affected vehicles may be unlatched with a single press of the interior latch release button. As such, these … 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: 16C13. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V698 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: “With only a single press needed, the driver may accidently unlatch the hatchback, increasing the risk of injury to any unsecured passengers in the back.” 16V698 Ford Motor Company Latches/Locks/Linkages:Hatchback/Liftgate:Lock 28 September 2016 2013-2017 FORD FOCUS With only a single press needed, the driver may accidently unlatch the hatchback, increasi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:39:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:33:01+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 16V698 (16C13): Model Year 2013-2017 Ford Focus Hatchback\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v698/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}