14V514000
STEERING
The incorrectly manufactured steering gears may cause impaired steering, including the loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2014 FORD C-MAX
8 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 2 defect investigations, 104 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2014 FORD C-MAX carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns8
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints104
Complaints citing a crash8
Complaints citing a fire4
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 8
22V413000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
A damaged or missing bushing may prevent the vehicle from shifting into the intended gear, and cause the vehicle to move in an unexpected direction. Additionally, the vehicle may roll after the driver selects the 'Park' position. Either scenario increases the risk of a crash or injury.
20V331000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
18V592000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
An overheated cord can increase the risk of a fire.
16V643000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
14V597000
AIR BAGS
The short circuits could cause the frontal air bags, side curtain air bags and the seat belt pretensioners to not function as intended when needed, increasing the risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.
What owners report most
- 19UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 17POWER TRAIN
- 16ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 14STEERING
- 5LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
- 5ENGINE
- 4AIR BAGS
- 3LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2014 FORD C-MAXs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.