NHTSA Complaint #11002756 — 2015 FORD TRANSIT

DRIVESHAFT FLEXIBLE COUPLING REPLACEMENTTHE FLEXIBLE COUPLING BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVESHAFT IN CERTAIN 2015 TO 2017 TRANSIT VEHICLES MAY PREMATURELY DETERIORATE AND CRACK WITH INCREASING MILEAGE. A CRACKED FLEXIBLE COUPLING WILL RESULT IN AN OVERT MOANING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, ALONG WITH TACTILE VIBRATION. CONTINUED DRIVING WITH A CRACKED FLEX COUPLING MAY CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE DRIVESHAFT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WHILE DRIVING, OR UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT IN PARK WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, SEPARATION OF THE DRIVESHAFT FROM THE TRANSMISSION CAN RESULT IN SECONDARY DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, INCLUDING BRAKE AND FUEL LINES.