2017 Ford C-MAX
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Coverage held for this vehicle
- OFFICIAL ACTION 1 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 126 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 1 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 25 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 1 Canada Recalls
These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.
US Recalls
NHTSA Recall US
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22V413000 2022-06-10
Recall 22V413000
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2019 Escape, 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2016 Fusion, 2013-2021 Transit Connect, and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
Recorded model years: 2017
A further 12 records exist for the Ford C-MAX where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.
Manufacturer Bulletins
NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US
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11030282 2026-03-25
25N17
Advance Notice – Customer Satisfaction Program 25N17 Certain 2015-2025 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Replacement If Required After Dealer Evaluation
Recorded model years: 2017
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11029052 2026-02-24
SSM 54601
Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the…
Recorded model years: 2017
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11025837 2025-11-26
TSB 25-2570
This article supersedes TSB 24-2165 to update the TSB Service Procedure. Some vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit various SYNC performance related concerns including but not limited to: Display operation concerns Navigation inoperative Voice recognition concerns Phone connection issues Dropped phone connections Applink related performance Travel Link not present or…
Recorded model years: 2017
Showing 3 of 126 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 239 records exist for the Ford C-MAX where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.
Investigations
NHTSA Investigation US
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DP22005 2023-01-27
Pedestrian alert sounds
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 pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid…
Recorded model years: 2017
A further 3 records exist for the Ford C-MAX where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.
Canada Recalls
Transport Canada Recall CA
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2022311 2022-06-13
Transport Canada recall 2022311
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2017
A further 10 records exist for the Ford C-MAX where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.
Consumer Complaints
NHTSA Complaint US
25 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
Outcomes stated in those reports
- reports mentioning a crash 2
- reports mentioning a fire 2
Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.
By system
- Electrical system4 (12.5%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2013–2015.
- Speed control & accelerator4 (12.5%)
- Steering4 (12.5%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2014.
- Tires & wheels4 (12.5%)
- Fuel system3 (9.4%)
- Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)3 (9.4%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2013–2018.
- Engine1 (3.1%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2015.
- High-voltage battery & electric drive1 (3.1%)
Other / uncategorized: 6 classifications (18.8%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.
A further 502 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.