Active defect investigations of vehicles, tires and child car seats

If you are having a safety-related problem with your vehicle, your tires or a child car seat, complete the defect complaint form.

List of active defect investigations

This table lists active Transport Canada defect investigations. We investigate to find out if there are actual safety-related defects within the associated group of motor vehicles, tires and child car seats.

Transport Canada file no.

Year, make, model

Potential safety-related defect

Date opened

3280-08-87

Ford Escape
2013-2019

Lincoln MKC
2014-2016

Note: Vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine

Ford Escape
2020-2022

Ford Ranger
2019-2023

Ford Explorer
2016-2019

Ford Explorer
2020-2023

Ford Maverick
2022-2024

Ford Bronco Sport
2021-2024

Ford Bronco
2021-2024

Ford Fusion
2019-2020

Lincoln Corsair
2020-2023

Lincoln MKC
2017-2019

Note: Vehicles equipped with a 2.3 L engine

Block heater fires

2025-05

3280-09-29

Jeep Cherokee
2014, 2019

Note: As of April 2025, the scope of this defect investigation has been updated to focus on vehicles not included in recall nos. 2020-261, 2023-254, or 2025-012.

Power transfer unit (PTU) failure resulting in loss of propulsion and/or loss of PARK

2024-05

3280-08-83

Nissan Rogue with a 1.5L VC-Turbo engine (KR15DDT)
2022-2024

Infiniti QX50 with a 2.0L VC-Turbo engine (KR20DDET)
2019-2024

Infiniti QX55 with a 2.0L VC-Turbo engine (KR20DDET)
2022-2024

Engine failure resulting in loss of propulsion

2024-04

3280-15-10

Volkswagen Golf TDI
2011-2015

Volkswagen Golf Wagon TDI
2011-2015

Volkswagen Jetta TDI
2011-2015

Volkswagen Beetle TDI
2011-2015

Volkswagen Passat TDI
2011-2015

Audi A3 TDI
2011-2015

Auxiliary heater fires

2023-01

3280-07-49

2015-2022 recreational vehicles that have a Winntec or WIC model number 6020 propane regulator and that are not already included in one of the safety recall campaigns listed below:

2021-328, 2021-364, 2021-367, 2021-368, 2021-369, 2021-388, 2021-398, 2021-536, 2021-552, 2021-562, 2021-563, 2021-564, 2021-569 and 2022-040.

Propane (LPG) regulator failure creating a risk of fire

2022-03