2016 Ford Fiesta defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2016 Ford Fiesta. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Timing Belt FailureEngineering Analysis EA26004 · opened Jul 31, 2026 · still open
On December 18, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE25020 to investigate instances of timing belt failure in model year (MY) 2015-2017 Ford Fiesta and MY 2015-2018 Ford Focus vehicles manufactured by Ford Motor Company (Ford), equipped with a 1.0L engine and manual transmission (subject vehicles). …
- Timing Belt FailurePreliminary Evaluation PE25020 · opened Dec 18, 2025 · closed Jul 31, 2026
On December 18, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE25020 to investigate instances of timing belt failure in model year (MY) 2015-2017 Ford Fiesta and MY 2015-2018 Ford Focus vehicles manufactured by Ford Motor Company (Ford), equipped with a 1.0L engine and manual transmission (subject vehicles). …