The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Ford EcoSport: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Ford reported 39 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Ford EcoSport, model years 2018–2021, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 74,151 | 16 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 53,584 | 19 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 67,975 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 45,304 | 20 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and Cooling System | 15 | 5 |
| Air Bags | 9 | 1 |
| Fire | 5 | 0 |
| Power Train | 5 | 3 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Ford EcoSport puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Ford EcoSport, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | 2021 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-12 | 2020 | VT | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-10-07 | 2021 | OH | 0 | 3 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-30 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Fire · Air Bags · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-06 | 2021 | NH | 0 | 1 | Fire · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-04 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-01 | 2019 | VA | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-22 | 2020 | OK | 0 | 5 | Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q2 |
| not reported | 2019 | MI | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-23 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-15 | 2020 | KY | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-07-18 | 2021 | IL | 1 | 0 | Power Train · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2023-07-18 | 2021 | IL | 2 | 0 | Power Train · Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-07-18 | 2021 | IL | 2 | 0 | Engine and Cooling System | 2023 Q3 |
| not reported | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-10-31 | 2018 | MI | 0 | 2 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| not reported | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-07-22 | 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-02 | 2019 | TN | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2022 Q3 |
| not reported | 2019 | OH | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-05-17 | 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Other | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-10-03 | 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-09-28 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-09-10 | 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-10 | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Fire · Fuel System · Parking Brake System · Service Brake System · Steering System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-06-12 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Tires | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-02-28 | 2020 | LA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-10-09 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 4 | Engine and Cooling System | 2020 Q4 |
| 2019-10-07 | 2018 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-09-10 | 2018 | TN | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-08-14 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2019-08-06 | 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-04-15 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-04 | 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-11-26 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-11-26 | 2018 | AR | 0 | 1 | Structure · Engine and Cooling System | 2018 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Ford received alleging a death or injury in a Ford EcoSport and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a EcoSport that sold more will have more rows. All Ford models · What these reports are, and are not.