The 2011 Ford Transit Connect has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 16,330 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility/wiper. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
VISIBILITY12V3740002012-08-0216,330 affected
Defect
Ford Motor Company is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Transit Connect vehicles. The wiper arms may not be adequately riveted resulting in incomplete or inconsistent clearing of the windshield and possible detachment of the wiper arm.
Consequence
If the wiper arm detaches, the windshield wiper will fail and the driver's visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver and passenger side wiper arm and blade assemblies, free of charge. The safety recall began on August 15, 2012. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Complaints by component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
ENGINE
4
POWER TRAIN
4
SERVICE BRAKES
2
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
STEERING
1
Total complaints30
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Passenger side wiper arm came off during a recent rain storm. I have contacted my local ford dealer and ford customer service in regards to 12s36 (nhtsa #12v-374). Ford explained it effects certain model years, produced during a certain time, at a certain manufacture facility. My vehicle meets all…”
“When half or 3/4 loaded going up a hill on hwy van down shifts a jerks in to gear . Feels like you got kicked off a horse . Most noticable between 40mph and 50 mph.. This has damaged 3 sets of motor mounts in 117,000 miles started st 15000 miles and getting worse at dealer again”
“When half or 3/4 loaded going up a hill on hwy van down shifts a jerks in to gear . Feels like you got kicked off a horse . Most noticable between 40mph and 50 mph.. This has damaged 3 sets of motor mounts in 117,000 miles started st 15000 miles and getting worse at dealer again”
“When half or 3/4 loaded going up a hill on hwy van down shifts a jerks in to gear . Feels like you got kicked off a horse . Most noticable between 40mph and 50 mph.. This has damaged 3 sets of motor mounts in 117,000 miles started st 15000 miles and getting worse at dealer again”
“Transmission is locked and is burn”
“Multiple times, the electrical systems seems to just shut down while driving. With no warning all the lights and dash indicators will flash and all go out. Engine will briefly run, then quit. Several times been very lucky to get off road or freeway without incident. Ford dealer worked on it for 1+…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford transit connect. While driving various speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle was slow to decelerate. Also, brake fluid was leaking from the vehicle and the brake warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. Prater…”
“When locking and unlocking the van it does not always unlock the back doors for the sliding doors have to climb over the front seats to manually unlock them difficult to get children out of the back seat extreme problem in an emergency”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 Ford Transit Connect as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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