2013 Ford Fiesta defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2013 Ford Fiesta. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Door Latch Failures
  Recall Query RQ19005 · opened Dec 19, 2019 · closed Feb 7, 2022 · led to recall 20V331000

  In December 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on 235 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging doors failed to latch when closed, and/or inadvertently opened while driving, on model year (MY) 2012-2014 Ford Fiesta, and 2013-2014 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ. Some VOQs reported…

• Door Latch Failure
  Engineering Analysis EA15002 · opened Feb 27, 2015 · closed Nov 13, 2015 · led to recall 20E010000

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an investigation based on consumer allegations of doors failing to latch and/or inadvertently opening on model year (MY) 2011-2013 Ford Fiesta, MY 2013 Ford Fusion and MY 2013 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. All of the affected vehicles share the same door latch design.ODI has rec…

• Door Latch Failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE14028 · opened Sep 11, 2014 · closed Mar 18, 2015 · led to recall 20E010000

  On September 11, 2014 the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE14-028) to investigate claims of doors failing to latch and/or inadvertently opening on model year (MY) 2011-2013 Ford Fiesta vehicles. ODI has received 207 unique reports related to the alleged problem, with sixty-five c…