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2018 Ford Focus

Model year 2018: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Nov 5, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

7 recalls for the 2018 Ford Focus in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

Jun 9, 2026. Fuel system, gasoline: storage: evaporative emissions: canister

NHTSA counts 257,868 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built to Dec 20, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-369

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 9, 2026. Power train: manual transmission

NHTSA counts 5,252 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built to Apr 25, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-376

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 15, 2026. Equipment: electrical: engine block heater

NHTSA counts 116,672 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built to May 4, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-011

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 15, 2026. Equipment: electrical: engine block heater

NHTSA counts 2,403 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built to Dec 22, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-012

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 22, 2023. Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: pump

NHTSA counts 139,730 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 24, 2015 to May 4, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-905

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 28, 2018. Power train: manual transmission

NHTSA counts 2,828 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 30, 2016 to Apr 25, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-845

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 22, 2018. Fuel system, gasoline: storage: evaporative emissions: canister; fuel system, gasoline: storage

NHTSA counts 1,282,596 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 1, 2010 to Feb 2, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-735

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

838 complaints to NHTSA, received from Jan 7, 2018 to Nov 3, 2026.

  • 15 complaints told of a crash, and 3 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 11 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA rated 4 versions of the 2018 Ford Focus: 5 stars overall, every version.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2018 Ford Focus, by the version NHTSA rated
VersionOverallFrontal crashSide crashRollover
Focus, 4 DR, FWD 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 11.6% chance of rolling over; no tip
Focus, 5 HB, FWD 5 stars 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 11.6% chance of rolling over; no tip
Focus BEV, 5 HB, FWD Not rated Not rated Not rated 5 starsA 10.1% chance of rolling over; no tip
Focus RS, 5 HB, AWD 5 stars 4 starsDriver 4, passenger 4 5 starsSide pole 5 4 starsA 11.1% chance of rolling over; no tip

NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.

Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it for each version

Focus, FWD

  • Forward collision warning: no.
  • Lane departure warning: optional.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

Focus, FWD

  • Forward collision warning: no.
  • Lane departure warning: optional.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

Focus BEV, FWD

  • Forward collision warning: no.
  • Lane departure warning: no.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

Focus RS, AWD

  • Forward collision warning: no.
  • Lane departure warning: no.
  • Crash imminent braking: no.
  • Dynamic brake support: no.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Nov 5, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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