Ford Motor Company recall 24V850
During air bag deployment, the air bag cover may break and project fragments into the vehicle, or the air bag may deploy improperly, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
NHTSA make / model monitor
Ford Escape: recalls, complaints and investigations.
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98historical campaigns
25campaigns in monitoring window
6,274complaint rows in window
2monitored investigations
Evidence summary
- Evidence found
- 25 recent recall campaigns, 6,274 complaint rows, and 2 monitored investigations.
- Source coverage
- NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-08-24; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
- What this means
- The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Ford Escape”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
- What this does not mean
- Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.
Official recall campaigns
Campaigns received in the monitoring window
Ford Motor Company recall 24V852
Without a label that shows the proper restraint usage guidelines, the occupants may have an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 24V954
Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Battery failure can also increase the risk of a fire.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V049
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V133
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V161
An inverted rearview camera image will not accurately display what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V165
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V315
A frozen or missing rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V343
An overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V345
An engine compartment fire increases the risk of injury.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V372
An oil leak can result in loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, an oil leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V442
A rearview camera that displays a blank image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle. A rearview image that continues to be displayed after the vehicle is shifted out of reverse may distract the driver. Both of these situations can increase the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V467
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V685
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V693
Reduced brake function can require the driver to apply more brake pedal force, and the distance required to stop the vehicle may be extended, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V695
A rearview camera that fails to properly display an image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V787
Loss of vehicle stability control or brake power assist can increase the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V829
A detached liftgate hinge cover can create a distraction or a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 25V862
An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 26V011
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
Ford Motor Company recall 26V117
Windshield wipers that fail to operate properly can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 26V122
An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 26V123
An incorrectly displayed rearview image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 26V301
A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company recall 26V374
A closing window that does not reverse direction as expected can pinch a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.
Consumer reports — allegations
Complaint aggregates by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Crash flags | Fire flags | Injuries / deaths reported | Most common components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); ENGINE (2); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (1) |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (6); ENGINE (5); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (5) |
| 2024 | 135 | 6 | 0 | 8 / 2 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (24); LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION (16); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (16) |
| 2023 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (26); ENGINE (13); POWER TRAIN (13) |
| 2022 | 213 | 3 | 5 | 6 / 0 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE (40); ENGINE (26); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (22) |
| 2021 | 263 | 3 | 7 | 1 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (34); FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE (32); ENGINE (31) |
| 2020 | 825 | 10 | 3 | 7 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (137); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (117); ENGINE (79) |
| 2019 | 411 | 10 | 2 | 6 / 0 | ENGINE (198); POWER TRAIN (63); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (54) |
| 2018 | 1,091 | 6 | 2 | 13 / 0 | ENGINE (625); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (181); POWER TRAIN (110) |
| 2017 | 1,384 | 6 | 2 | 3 / 0 | ENGINE (764); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (283); POWER TRAIN (128) |
| 2016 | 488 | 8 | 0 | 2 / 0 | BACK OVER PREVENTION (149); ENGINE (74); POWER TRAIN (63) |
| 2015 | 399 | 9 | 2 | 6 / 0 | BACK OVER PREVENTION (96); ENGINE (71); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (62) |
| 2014 | 346 | 12 | 13 | 9 / 3 | ENGINE (92); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (52); POWER TRAIN (44) |
| 2013 | 239 | 4 | 13 | 3 / 0 | ENGINE (71); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (37); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING (26) |
| 2012 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0 | STEERING (21); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (3); SUSPENSION (3) |
| 2011 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 0 / 0 | STEERING (46); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (6); SUSPENSION (5) |
| 2010 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 / 0 | STEERING (30); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (7); POWER TRAIN (6) |
| 2009 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 2 / 0 | STEERING (38); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (4); ENGINE (3) |
| 2008 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 0 | STEERING (35); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (7); POWER TRAIN (5) |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (2); POWER TRAIN (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1) |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 / 0 | STEERING (2); AIR BAGS (1); ENGINE (1) |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER (1); SERVICE BRAKES (1) |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES (1) |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (1); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1); ENGINE (1) |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION (1); SERVICE BRAKES (1) |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (1); SEAT BELTS (1) |
NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallCheck excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.
NHTSA defect investigations
Open or recently opened investigations
AQ22002: Healey Brothers Ford / Open Recall Sale open
NHTSA is opening this audit query to investigate whether Healey Brothers Ford, LLC of Beacon, New York, has complied with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The Safety Act requires, among other things, that a manufacturer notify its dealers of defects related to motor vehicle safety and noncompliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and in turn that a dealer not deliver a new vehicle subject to a recall unless the recall remedy has been performed. 49 U.S.C. § 30120(i).NHTSA is in receipt of information that indicates this dealer delivered at least one new vehicle to a first purchaser without having performed required recall repairs. Accordingly, we are opening this audit query to seek additional information concerning this issue.
RQ21002: Rearview Camera FMVSS 111 Noncompliance open
On September 23, 2020, Ford Motor Company (Ford) filed a noncompliance recall report under 49 CFR Part 573 (NHTSA Recall No. 20V-575), recalling 620,246 Model Year (MY) 2020 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Explorer, Mustang, Transit, Expedition, Escape, Ranger and Edge, and Lincoln Nautilus and Corsair vehicles for a noncompliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 111, Rear Visibility. Ford's recall described the noncompliance as insufficient electrical conductivity within the printed circuit board (PCB) internal to the camera leading to intermittent rearview camera operation. The supplier of the cameras was Magna Electronics.According to Ford's chronology in the Part 573, during the period February-April 2020, Ford identified and monitored warranty claims pertaining to intermittent or inoperative rearview cameras. Ford reviewed supplier product changes, focusing on changes introduced by the supplier in the October-November 2019 time frame. The Part 573 stated that the issue was brought to Ford's Critical Concerns Review Group (CCRG) for review on May 12, 2020.On July 7, 2020, NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Testing Center (VRTC) informed the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of a trend of MY 2020 Escape vehicles with rearview camera malfunctions. ODI contacted Ford the next day, providing five Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging inoperative rearview cameras. On July 15, 2020, Ford met with NHTSA to discuss the rearview camera issue. In a subsequent August 24, 2020 meeting, ODI and NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC) met with Ford to discuss the recall status and additional VOQs. Ford presented rate and scope data for many of its MY 2020 products during the August 2020 meeting indicating high failure rates for certain models.This RQ is being opened to investigate both the timeliness and scope of Ford's rearview camera recall (20V-575), and Ford's compliance with reporting requirements.The subject reports referenced in the opening resume are identified by the following ODI reference numbers which can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov: 11349813, 11344126, 11342696, 11341486, 11340254, 11337274, 11331444, 11330875, 11329235, 11316960, 11343521, 11341884, 11337226, 11344018, and 11339573.