26V011000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
2018 FORD ESCAPE
4 safety recall campaigns, 2,140 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints2,140
Complaints citing a crash38
Complaints citing a fire7
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
22V413000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
A damaged or missing bushing may prevent the vehicle from shifting into the intended gear, and cause the vehicle to move in an unexpected direction. Additionally, the vehicle may roll after the driver selects the 'Park' position. Either scenario increases the risk of a crash or injury.
18V104000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A brake fluid leak may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V803000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
If the component detaches during deployment, it may enter the passenger compartment and be a projectile within the vehicle cabin, increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 1,110ENGINE
- 331ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 255POWER TRAIN
- 101UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 50ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 42FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 32STEERING
- 24SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 FORD ESCAPEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.