NHTSA recall 14V736000

What's wrong: In the affected vehicles, the key may be able to be removed even while the transmission is not in park. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (fmvss) no. 114, "theft protection and rollaway prevention."

Why it matters: If the key can be removed despite that the transmission is not in park, a driver may think the vehicle is safety parked, when it is not, increasing the risk of a vehicle rollaway that could cause the vehicle to strike and injure the driver, other vehicle occupants, or bystanders.

The fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on December 15, 2014.