Ford Vietnam urgently recalls nearly 2,000 new Transit models due to risk of losing control

The Vietnam Register has just issued a recall notice for Transit vehicles manufactured and assembled by Ford Vietnam Company Limited to inspect and replace steering column nuts and bolts.

This is a recall within the 23S25 recall program of Ford Group globally. Accordingly, a total of 1,870 Ford Transit vehicles manufactured from July 22, 2022 to March 17, 2023 in Vietnam are affected.

According to the announcement of the Department of Registration, on the new Ford Transit models mentioned above, the nut to tightly attach the steering column shaft to the steering rack in some cases may loosen, causing the steering system to loosen, and may also create an unusual noise at the steering column shaft and steering rack connection mechanism while steering and/or when driving on rough roads.

This nut may become detached from the bolt, resulting in loss of steering control and increased risk of crash or injury. On the affected vehicles, the incorrect type of nut used to secure the steering column shaft to the steering rack was used. The correct nut has an anti-rotation feature, while the nut installed on the affected vehicle does not have this feature.

To fix the above error, Ford Vietnam will check and replace the steering column nuts and bolts on all affected Ford Transit vehicles. The recall will take place from now until August 21, 2026 at all Ford Vietnam authorized dealers and service stations nationwide. The repair time for each vehicle is approximately 20 minutes.