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What 3 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford Transit

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (3)Body & structure (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)Visibility & wipers (1)

1 of 3 complaints match · Visibility & wipers · clear filters

Nov 20, 2017Visibility & wipers

REAR TEMPERED GLASS WINDOW EXPLODED. REAR WINDOW HAS THIN SURFACE/HOAR FROST ICE COATING ON IT. WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH REAR WINDOW FACING EAST. TEMPS AT NIGHT WERE 28 F AND WHEN SUN HIT REAR WINDOW IT EXPLODED. SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

NHTSA ODI 11047433

Working with the data? Download all 3 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Ford Transit verdict →