26V011000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
2016 FORD ESCAPE
4 safety recall campaigns, 1,303 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints1,303
Complaints citing a crash49
Complaints citing a fire14
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
25V695000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
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.
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.
17V398000
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
In the event of a crash, if the driver's knee air bag does not inflate as intended, the driver has an increased risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 306POWER TRAIN
- 194ENGINE
- 144UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 133BACK OVER PREVENTION
- 85ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 71STEERING
- 61FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 51ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 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.