{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 21V631 (21S39): 2015-2020 Transit",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v631/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V631 (Ford): Parking brake failure can result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford's own number: 21S39.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Transit, model years 2015 to 2020. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 11 August 2021. 30 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Transit vehicles. An incorrect driveshaft torsional damper service kit may have been installed, which can allow the damper shield to contact the parking brake cable, possibly resulting in parking brake failure. 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: 21S39. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V631 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: “Parking brake failure can result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V631 Ford Motor Company Parking Brake:Conventional:Mechanical:Linkage And Cable 11 August 2021 2015-2020 FORD TRANSIT Parking brake failure can result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will replace the passenger side parking brake cable with a cable that provides sufficient c",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:59:31+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:47:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 21V631 (21S39): 2015-2020 Transit\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v631/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}