2017 Ford Focus defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2017 Ford Focus. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Timing Belt Failure
  Engineering 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 Failure
  Preliminary 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). …

• Oil Pump Failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE23015 · opened Sep 20, 2023 · closed Feb 14, 2024 · led to recall 23V905

  On September 20, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE23-015 to investigate instances of engine failure due to loss of oil pressure in model year (MY) 2018-2021 Ford EcoSport vehicles. Some consumers reported a low engine oil pressure warning lamp immediately preceding a complete loss or reduction o…

• Loss of Motive Power
  Recall Query RQ23006 · opened Sep 15, 2023 · closed Dec 20, 2024

  On September 15, 2023, the Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) opened this Recall Query (RQ) after receiving 98 consumer complaints alleging loss of motive power in model year (MY) 2012-2018 Ford Focus vehicles. The RQ focused on the effectiveness of the remedies of Recall 18V-735 and 19V-515. In October 2018, Ford is…

• Pedestrian alert sounds
  Defect Petition DP22005 · opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · led to recall 22V063000

  NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pe…