Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Ford Focus has 47 NHTSA visibility complaints and 1 visibility-related recall.
47
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
12V149000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 FOCUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 18, 2011. A SEAL IN THE WIRING HARNESS CON...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2025 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the window motor in the passenger’s side... |
| Nov 26, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | My wipers worked, then paused mid windshield and went back down. Now they no longer work. Both fuses... |
| Jun 20, 2022 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | My windshield wipers are malfunctioning causing no visibility and battery to die. They will not turn... |
| Jul 14, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Passangers wiper motor stopped working, then driver side stopped working within 2 weeks of the passa... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SE ON 4/28/2021 AT 45MPH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO MOVE ERRATIC... |
| Oct 20, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE SEVERAL TIMES AND GET STUCK PERI... |
| Jul 3, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE MOVING IF YOU TURN ON THE WINDSHIELDS WIPER FLUID AND THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN THAT FLUID FLOWS IN... |
| Jan 21, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ANY ISSUES. CHANGED FUSE AND NO CHANGE. I USED WI... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | DRIVING IN RAIN ON COUNTRY TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT 35 TO 45 MPH, TURNED ON SLOW WINDSHIELD WHIPPERS AND ... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | INOPERATIVE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER. SAME AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 12V149000 |
| May 10, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERA... |
| Sep 10, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK AT ANY LEVEL WHILE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THEN LATER BEGAN RUNNING ON THE... |
| Aug 24, 2018 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON WITH... |
| May 8, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHILE IT WAS RAINING I WANTED TO USE THE WIPERS TO CLEAR THE RAIN USING THE I... |
| Apr 27, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE WIPER BLADES OPERATION... |
| Mar 8, 2018 | VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES FAILED TO ... |
| Dec 8, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WASHER FLUID NOT DISPENSING. |
| Jun 24, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON. THE WIPER SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE... |
| Jun 17, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE... |
| Apr 20, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIP... |