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Ford Transit Connect: 2,012 TLC Cars, Taxi & FHV Data

2,012 Ford Transit Connects are TLC-licensed, 1,654 of them yellow taxis, most wheelchair accessible. Model years, approved WAV versions, owner rules.

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Vehicle model

Make
Ford
Model
Transit Connect
Data sets
3 from TLC open data
On this page (8)
  1. How we counted
  2. Model years: a 2019–2023 taxi fleet
  3. No fixed retirement date for accessible cabs
  4. Gas only, and why that matters for some medallions
  5. If you drive a Transit Connect cab
  6. FHV Transit Connects
  7. FAQ
  8. Sources

The Ford Transit Connect is a taxi first. On October 12, 2026, 2,012 TLC vehicles were Transit Connects, and 1,654 of them were yellow taxis, 16.2% of all authorized cabs. That makes it the third most common yellow taxi, after the Toyota Sienna and RAV4.

It is also a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) model: TLC's approved accessible list includes Transit Connect conversions for model years 2014–2023, and 355 of the 358 FHV Transit Connects are marked WAV. No Transit Connect in the TLC fleet is newer than model-year 2023.

  • 2,012Transit Connects licensed by TLC1,654 yellow taxis + 358 FHVs

    Source: TLC vehicle lists, VINs decoded with vPIC, 2026-10-12

  • 16.2%of yellow taxis1,654 of 10,236 authorized taxis
  • 355 of 358FHV Transit Connects marked WAVfrom TLC's wheelchair_accessible column
  • 2023newest model year in the fleetthe approved list covers 2014–2023

How we counted

TLC's FHV list and medallion vehicle list have no model column, so TLC Help decoded every VIN with NHTSA's vPIC decoder. WAV flags come from TLC's FHV list only; the taxi list does not say which cabs are accessible.

Model years: a 2019–2023 taxi fleet

Licensed Ford Transit Connects by model year

Yellow taxis and FHVs, snapshot 2026-10-12.

Vehicles

78520122014201520162017201820192020202120222023
  • FHV vehicles
  • Medallion taxis
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LabelFHV vehiclesMedallion taxis
201210
201431
201540
201640
201730
201850
2019934
2020139436
202133135
2022122663
202335385

Source: NYC Open Data: FHV - Active (8wbx-tsch) and Medallion Vehicles - Authorized (rhe8-mgbb), VINs decoded with NHTSA vPIC · Data as of Oct 12, 2026. TLC's vehicle lists have no make/model column, so TLC Help decoded the VIN of every licensed vehicle with NHTSA's vPIC decoder (one representative VIN per manufacturer + model-descriptor + model-year pattern) and published only counts. 5 of 115,081 vehicles (0%) could not be decoded to a model and are left out. vPIC sometimes reports trim-family names (e.g. 'RX' not 'RX 350h'); powertrain comes from vPIC's electrification/fuel fields and may misclassify a few model years. Snapshot lists change daily. Model year from TLC's vehicle_year / model_year columns. Age limits for TLC vehicles come from TLC rules, not this chart.

The taxi side is almost all 2019 to 2023: 34 (2019), 436 (2020), 135 (2021), 663 (2022) and 385 (2023). After 2023 there are none, in either fleet.

TLC's approved accessible vehicle list explains the edge: it lists the Ford Transit Connect Accessible, Rear Entry for model years 2014–2023, with an ADA Compliant conversion by TransitWorks/Driverge. Since October 18, 2024, every taxi hack-up must be an accessible vehicle (hack-up page), so a Transit Connect owner replacing a cab today must choose a model on that list. For FHVs, TLC's accessible vehicle requirements say WAVs must come from the approved list since July 20, 2024.

No fixed retirement date for accessible cabs

Under rule 67-18, accessible taxis have no set retirement date as long as they keep passing their regularly scheduled inspections. A car that cannot pass inspection must be replaced. So the age of a Transit Connect cab matters through its condition, not a calendar date. Compare this with non-accessible taxis in TLC vehicle retirement age.

Gas only, and why that matters for some medallions

Ford Transit Connect in the TLC fleet: powertrain

All decode as gas (vPIC fuel fields).

  • Gas100% 2,012
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LabelVehicles (vehicles)
Gas2,012

Source: NYC Open Data: FHV - Active (8wbx-tsch) and Medallion Vehicles - Authorized (rhe8-mgbb), VINs decoded with NHTSA vPIC · Data as of Oct 12, 2026. TLC's vehicle lists have no make/model column, so TLC Help decoded the VIN of every licensed vehicle with NHTSA's vPIC decoder (one representative VIN per manufacturer + model-descriptor + model-year pattern) and published only counts. 5 of 115,081 vehicles (0%) could not be decoded to a model and are left out. vPIC sometimes reports trim-family names (e.g. 'RX' not 'RX 350h'); powertrain comes from vPIC's electrification/fuel fields and may misclassify a few model years. Snapshot lists change daily.

Every TLC Transit Connect decodes as gas. That matters for medallion type. Rule 67-05(b) says alternative fuel medallions may only be used with an accessible model that is a hybrid or runs on compressed natural gas, and TLC's hack-up page says an Alt-Fuel Restricted medallion is required to hack up an accessible hybrid. Check your medallion type before you buy any replacement. Steps: how to hack up a yellow taxi.

If you drive a Transit Connect cab

With 1,654 Transit Connects working as cabs, this page matters to many taxi drivers. If you lease a Transit Connect cab or its medallion from an owner or fleet, your lease is limited by TLC's taxi lease caps, which have their own amounts for different lease types; see taxi lease caps. An accessible cab can also receive wheelchair trip requests. How those trips are sent and paid is covered in accessible dispatch for taxi drivers and WAV driver pay.

FHV Transit Connects

Where licensed Transit Connects work

Yellow taxis, plus FHVs by base type. Snapshot 2026-10-12.

  1. Medallion taxi1,654
  2. FHV – black car base353
  3. FHV – luxury limousine base3
  4. FHV – livery base2
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LabelVehicles (vehicles)
Medallion taxi1,654
FHV – black car base353
FHV – luxury limousine base3
FHV – livery base2

Source: NYC Open Data: FHV - Active (8wbx-tsch) and Medallion Vehicles - Authorized (rhe8-mgbb), VINs decoded with NHTSA vPIC · Data as of Oct 12, 2026. TLC's vehicle lists have no make/model column, so TLC Help decoded the VIN of every licensed vehicle with NHTSA's vPIC decoder (one representative VIN per manufacturer + model-descriptor + model-year pattern) and published only counts. 5 of 115,081 vehicles (0%) could not be decoded to a model and are left out. vPIC sometimes reports trim-family names (e.g. 'RX' not 'RX 350h'); powertrain comes from vPIC's electrification/fuel fields and may misclassify a few model years. Snapshot lists change daily. Wheelchair-accessible (FHV list): 355 WAV, 0 PILOT. App-based (high-volume) work generally runs through black car bases.

353 FHV Transit Connects are at black car bases, 3 at luxury limousine bases and 2 at livery bases. Because nearly all are WAVs, they help bases meet TLC's accessible-trip requirements; see the base WAV trip mandate. An FHV license issued for a WAV stays WAV-only (TLC): if you replace the car, the new one must also be accessible. Steps: get a new FHV license with a WAV. Drivers doing accessible trips need WAV training.

Transit Connect vs other accessible-capable models

ModelYellow taxisFHVsFHVs marked WAVApproved WAV model years
Ford Transit Connect1,6543583552014–2023
Toyota Sienna4,07412,6507,9142014–2020; Hybrid 2021–2026
Nissan NV2006433903882014–2019
Mercedes-Benz Metris112852352017–2023

See the Nissan NV200, Toyota Sienna, approved wheelchair accessible vehicles, wheelchair accessible taxi statistics and yellow taxi fleet by model.

More in the vehicles topic; inspection steps are in TLC vehicle inspection.

Data on this page

Aggregates of public data. They describe trips and vehicles, never individual people.

TLC's vehicle lists have no make/model column, so TLC Help decoded the VIN of every licensed vehicle with NHTSA's vPIC decoder (one representative VIN per manufacturer + model-descriptor + model-year pattern) and published only counts. 5 of 115,081 vehicles (0%) could not be decoded to a model and are left out. vPIC sometimes reports trim-family names (e.g. 'RX' not 'RX 350h'); powertrain comes from vPIC's electrification/fuel fields and may misclassify a few model years. Snapshot lists change daily.

Frequently asked questions

How many Ford Transit Connects are licensed by the TLC?

2,012 in the October 12, 2026 snapshot: 1,654 yellow taxis and 358 for-hire vehicles (FHVs). It is one of three top-20 models with more taxis than FHVs (with the Nissan NV200 and Ford Escape). TLC Help counted them by decoding VINs with NHTSA's vPIC decoder.

Which Transit Connect versions does TLC approve as accessible?

TLC's approved accessible vehicle list (revised October 2, 2026) includes the Ford Transit Connect Accessible, Rear Entry for model years 2014–2023, ADA Compliant conversion by TransitWorks/Driverge.

Are FHV Transit Connects wheelchair accessible?

Almost all: 355 of the 358 FHV Transit Connects are marked WAV in TLC's FHV list. The taxi list has no accessibility column, so we can't count accessible Transit Connect taxis from it.

When must an accessible Transit Connect taxi retire?

Rule 67-18 says accessible taxis have no set retirement date as long as they keep passing their regularly scheduled inspections. A vehicle that cannot pass inspection must be replaced.

Can I hack up a Transit Connect on an alternative-fuel medallion?

Rule 67-05(b) says alternative fuel medallions need an accessible model that is a hybrid or CNG vehicle. Every TLC Transit Connect decodes as gas, so check with TLC before using one on that medallion type.

Sources

Last reviewed against the official sources on .

  1. TLC: Get a For-Hire Vehicle License nyc.gov
  2. NYC Open Data: For Hire Vehicles (FHV) – Active (8wbx-tsch) data.cityofnewyork.us
  3. NYC Open Data: Medallion Vehicles – Authorized (rhe8-mgbb) data.cityofnewyork.us
  4. NHTSA vPIC VIN decoder API vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov
  5. TLC: Approved accessible vehicles (revised Oct 2, 2026) nyc.gov
  6. TLC: Yellow Cab Hack-Up nyc.gov
  7. TLC Rule Book Chapter 67 (Taxicab Hack-up and Maintenance) nyc.gov
  8. TLC: Accessible Vehicle Requirements nyc.gov

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