Transport Canada carries this recall as 2015438, dated 29 September 2015. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 15V606, dated 29 September 2015. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 15S28.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2015438 | 15V606 |
| Dated | 29 September 2015 | 29 September 2015 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Ford | |
Both registers carry the same date for this defect.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 15V606, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2015438
- Recall date
- 29 September 2015
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Escape
- Model years
- 2001 to 2008
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 11
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
A safety defect may exist in vehicles in which remanufactured automatic transmissions were installed as service replacement parts. The shift lever bolt may not have been torqued to the proper torque specification. If the improperly torqued shift level bolt loosens and backs out, the shift lever may disengage from the transmission without warning, and the transmission may not respond to the shifter selection movement by the operator. This could result in the loss of transmission gear selection, and possible unintended vehicle movement, which would increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the shift lever assembly and/or the shift level bolt torqued to the proper specification.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2015438.