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Between 19 August 2026, 01:45 UTC and 19 August 2026, 07:48 UTC, the text of the remedy (what the manufacturer will do about it) on campaign 26V376, filed by Ford, was replaced. The authority publishes one version at a time. This is both.
What changed
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As we read it on 19 August 2026
Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed August 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S43. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 6,2026.
As we read it on 19 August 2026
Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Additionally, dealers will inspect Focus vehicles and replace the clutch assembly as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed August 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S43. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 6,2026.
Sealed
The version now published is fingerprinted, and that fingerprint is folded into a single number we publish once a day and cannot quietly recompute. It was fixed before you read this page. Follow the path below and you arrive at the seal we had already published: how the seal works.
The wording we publish for 26V376 is one of 1,485 notices sealed on 17 September 2026.
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Cite this version
CarsMultiverse (A.I.T. Multiverse Consulting Ltd). "Ford rewrote the remedy on recall 26V376: 19 August 2026." https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/26v376-remedy-2026-08-19/ Sealed 17 September 2026. Notice fingerprint ccf0a35ed6df7a5c3308159ecd60319d10becfffef1b0731842d05ff2ee92347. Seal e7c86f595a518db997256229171466dd7bf6a65da9fae34f5cb501b24189fd88.
If this is your car
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