Ford Transit. Published by Transport Canada as 2019538 on 25 October 2019. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, the flexible coupling between the transmission and driveshaft may crack over time. If this happens, you may notice vibrations and noise from under the vehicle. If you continue driving with this problem, the driveshaft could separate, resulting in a loss of power to the wheels. If the …
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Ford TRANSIT in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford TRANSIT is named on 97 American notices, 117 British, 48 European and 24 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2019538
- Recall date
- 25 October 2019
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Transit
- Model years
- 2015 to 2017
- Vehicle class
- Chassis Cab
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 22,960
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, the flexible coupling between the transmission and driveshaft may crack over time. If this happens, you may notice vibrations and noise from under the vehicle. If you continue driving with this problem, the driveshaft could separate, resulting in a loss of power to the wheels. If the driveshaft separates, and the parking brake is not used when parked, the vehicle could move suddenly. A driveshaft that separates can also cause damage to nearby components, including brake and fuel lines.
Note: Cutaway chassis models with a 156" or 178" wheelbase are not involved in this recall.Safety Risk:
A loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, unintended vehicle movement could increase the risk of injury and/or a crash.Corrective Actions:
Ford will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your truck to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to replace the front driveshaft section and install a universal joint (to replace the flexible coupling).
Note: Ford does not recommend driving your vehicle if the driveshaft flexible coupling has travelled over 64,000 km.
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 2019538.
Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2019537 · 25 October 2019 · Edge · Seats And Restraints
- 2019512 · 10 October 2019 · Ranger · Heater And Defroster
- 2019500 · 1 October 2019 · F-350 Super Duty, F-250 Super Duty · Powertrain
- 2019606 · 4 December 2019 · Explorer, Aviator · Fuel System
- 2019609 · 5 December 2019 · F-350 Super Duty, F-250 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty · Electrical
- 2019623 · 11 December 2019 · F-350 Super Duty, F-550 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty · Seats And Restraints
- 2019437 · 29 August 2019 · Explorer, F-150, F-250 Super Duty · Seats And Restraints
- 2019431 · 27 August 2019 · Fusion, MKZ, Edge · Steering
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2019486 · 2 October 2019 · K1600gt, K1600b, K1600gtl · Powertrain
- 2019500 · 1 October 2019 · F-350 Super Duty, F-250 Super Duty · Powertrain
- 2019558 · 7 November 2019 · Chieftain, Chief, Roadmaster · Powertrain
- 2019577 · 15 November 2019 · 500 · Powertrain
- 2019579 · 18 November 2019 · Speed Triple · Powertrain
- 2019592 · 21 November 2019 · Durastar, Workstar, HV · Powertrain
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 594 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2019.
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