- Ford has issued two new recalls for the Transit and E-Transit.
- Both involve missing washers, but are entirely separate.
- Recalls address slipping engines and a busbar connection.
Ford is already dominating the recall chart and we can add two more campaigns to their early lead. Both of them involve the Transit and one is hot stuff.
As you may have guessed, it involves a fire risk on the 2026 E-Transit. The van’s high-voltage battery pack could be missing washers, which can “cause high electrical resistance or electrical arcing.” This increases the risk of a fire as well as the potential for a loss of propulsion.
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98 vehicles are impacted and the issue was traced back to missing washers on bolts used to secure busbar connections in the battery pack. Ford became aware of the issue last November, when a worker noticed two bolts were missing conical washers.
This kicked off an investigation, which eventually blamed the problem on a supplier sorting error that failed to detect the absence of washers during production. Thankfully, this appears to have been a rare oversight as Ford isn’t aware of any field reports and believes just 1 percent of the recall population is impacted, which equates to one van.
However, it’s better to be safe than sorry, so dealers will inspect and replace the busbar fasteners as needed. If there’s a bigger issue, technicians will replace the entire busbar.
Loose Engine Crossmembers
The second recall involves 1,403 Transit vans from the 2023 and 2024 model years. These vehicles have engine crossmembers that may not have been properly secured, which means the engine can shift and, potentially, result in brake failure or a loss of drive power.
The models were equipped with the off-road focused Trail package and the government says fasteners used to secure the engine crossmember to the vehicle body may not have included a washer. This can result in joint failure over time, causing the engine to slip out of position.
Last summer, Ford learned the Transit Trail modifier used substitute bolts that may not have included washers. This hadn’t been validated, so the automaker ran a series of tests to examine the possible implications. These “confirmed engine slip and loss of clamp load on assemblies with no washers.”
No problems have been reported and 1.1 percent of the vehicles are believed to be missing washers. Notification letters will go out later this month and dealers will replace the crossmember fasteners.
