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Ford Escape: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA

Ford reported 847 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Ford Escape, model years 2001–2025, 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.

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847 incidents reported
36 deaths, as claimed
987 injuries, as claimed
2001–2025 model years named

By model year

Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports
Model yearIncidentsKilledInjuredBuiltPer 100,000 built
2001101——
2002608——
200316118——
200437353——
200521226——
200616024——
2007818——
200839044——
200943153——
201041240——
201140646——
201242159——
20131351150——
201477284——
201543352——
201640248——
201784298431,24019
201844352310,88214
201925326225,49311
202042342239,66918
202114016106,44613
202214016165,0578.5
2023606123,3844.9
20249013129,8926.9
2025404132,0533.0

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 namedIncidentsKilled
Air Bags1856
Power Train1034
Structure9510
Other890
Visibility853
Engine and Cooling System723
Fire6411
Vehicle Speed Control591
Seats476
Steering System461
Service Brake System442
No System/Component Specified442
Seat Belts426
Electrical System270
Fuel System2710
Latch231
Rollover204
ESC50
Suspension System50
Tires41
Exterior Lighting40
Lane Departure21
Parking Brake System20
Forward Collision10
Wheels10
Backover Prevention10

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 Escape puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Ford Escape, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.

The incidents, newest first

Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters
IncidentModel yearStateKilledInjuredSystems namedReported
2026-03-052024OR01Electrical System · Other2026 Q1
not reported2024NE03Other2026 Q1
not reported2022CA02No System/Component Specified2026 Q1
not reported2017PA21Fire · Fuel System2026 Q1
2026-01-192025MD01Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System2026 Q1
2025-12-232022—01Fire · Engine and Cooling System2025 Q4
2025-11-282019CA02Seat Belts · Air Bags2026 Q1
2025-11-132023DE01Steering System2025 Q4
2025-10-152017FL02Seats · Structure · Seat Belts2026 Q1
2025-10-042024WI01Structure2025 Q4
2025-09-302020NC01Structure2025 Q3
2025-09-182022CA01Fire · Engine and Cooling System2026 Q1
2025-09-052022CA01Fire · Engine and Cooling System2026 Q1
2025-08-132021OR01Other2025 Q3
2025-07-232025NC01Fire · Electrical System2025 Q3
2025-07-222017GA02Air Bags2025 Q3
not reported2022FL01Structure2025 Q2
2025-05-272017TX01Fire · No System/Component Specified2025 Q2
2025-05-152024KY01Electrical System · Service Brake System · Steering System2025 Q2
2025-05-132022FL01Engine and Cooling System2025 Q2
2025-05-112018GA01Power Train2025 Q2
2025-04-162023TX01Fire · Electrical System2025 Q2
2025-04-152024TX01Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-03-312024MD02Vehicle Speed Control · Power Train · Engine and Cooling System2025 Q2
2025-03-042025NC01ESC · Electrical System2025 Q2
2025-01-132024DE01Other2025 Q1
2025-01-092018IL01Power Train2025 Q1
2025-01-062023FL01Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q1
2024-12-192024NY01Electrical System2025 Q1
2024-12-142017NC01Power Train2025 Q1
not reported2024WI02Seats2024 Q4
2024-11-242025MI01Lane Departure2025 Q1
2024-10-172015OH10Structure2024 Q4
2024-08-122020TX10Fire · No System/Component Specified2024 Q4
2024-08-102016MI01Power Train2024 Q4
2024-08-092021NC01Fire · Engine and Cooling System2024 Q4
2024-08-052015MA02Engine and Cooling System2024 Q3
2024-07-042019VA01Steering System2024 Q3
2024-04-212017MD01Fire · Electrical System2024 Q2
2024-02-122023NY01Seats2024 Q1
2024-01-292023TX01Electrical System2024 Q1
2024-01-282022AZ01Fire · No System/Component Specified2024 Q1
2024-01-242022AL01Seats2024 Q1
2024-01-122020MI01Structure · Electrical System · Engine and Cooling System · Other2024 Q1
2024-01-042023OH01Power Train2024 Q2
2023-12-152016OH10Engine and Cooling System2024 Q1
2023-11-272020MI01Structure2023 Q4
2023-11-092020FL01Fire · No System/Component Specified2023 Q4
2023-10-082020LA01Fire · Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-09-162018OK02Seat Belts · Air Bags2024 Q3
2023-09-052020MO01Other2023 Q3
not reported2016NJ01Power Train2023 Q3
2023-08-302020OH01Fire · Engine and Cooling System2023 Q4
2023-07-282016MO01Power Train2025 Q3
2023-07-152020NY12Fire · Fuel System2023 Q4
2023-06-272020NY01Other2023 Q2
2023-06-162022—01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q2
2023-06-152021TX01Fire · No System/Component Specified2023 Q4
2023-06-082020NY01Other2023 Q2
2023-05-222020PA01No System/Component Specified2023 Q3
2023-05-032014MO01Power Train2023 Q4
2023-04-282020WI01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q2
2023-04-202016GA04Fire · No System/Component Specified2023 Q2
2023-04-172020ID01Suspension System2023 Q2
2023-04-092019NJ01Power Train2024 Q2
2023-03-302020OH01Structure2023 Q2
2023-03-042017FL02Air Bags2023 Q1
not reported2018FL01Power Train2023 Q1
2023-02-012019MO01Power Train2023 Q3
2023-02-012021MI02Engine and Cooling System2023 Q1
2023-01-122018FL01Air Bags2023 Q1
2022-12-212014OH01Power Train2023 Q1
2022-12-192021—02ESC · Visibility · Exterior Lighting · Electrical System · Other2022 Q4
2022-12-112017FL02Power Train2023 Q1
2022-12-022022OH01Forward Collision · Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q2
2022-11-302014WV01Power Train2023 Q1
2022-11-302021VA01Service Brake System2022 Q4
2022-11-242018WI01Power Train2022 Q4
2022-11-142018TX01Power Train2022 Q4
2022-11-092022ME01Structure2022 Q4
2022-11-042016AZ01Power Train2023 Q1
2022-11-012021TN01Other2022 Q4
2022-10-092021TN01Fire · Fuel System2022 Q4
2022-10-012014IL01Power Train2022 Q4
2022-09-302021MI01Seats2022 Q4
2022-09-262020AL01Other2022 Q3
2022-09-122022CA01Engine and Cooling System2022 Q3
2022-09-112020NJ01Fire · Engine and Cooling System2022 Q4
not reported2018IL01Power Train2022 Q3
not reported2017NJ01Structure · Other2022 Q3
not reported2016NC01Power Train2022 Q3
2022-08-292022LA01Fire · No System/Component Specified2023 Q1
2022-08-292016AR01Air Bags · Power Train2022 Q3
2022-08-252019MO01Power Train2023 Q3
2022-08-232020MI01Other2022 Q3
2022-08-172015IL01Power Train2022 Q4
2022-08-122014MI01Power Train2022 Q4
2022-08-042017CA01Power Train2023 Q2
2022-08-032015NY01No System/Component Specified2022 Q3
2022-07-302017AZ01Power Train2022 Q4
2022-07-292013NE01Power Train2022 Q4
2022-07-262018FL01Power Train2022 Q3
2022-07-262018FL01Power Train2022 Q3
2022-07-242019TX01No System/Component Specified2022 Q3
2022-07-162013TX04Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System2022 Q3
2022-07-132022VA02Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-07-102014RI01Power Train2022 Q4
2022-07-032017MI01Power Train2022 Q3
2022-06-272019OH01Power Train2022 Q3
2022-06-152018AR01Power Train2024 Q1
2022-06-142014IN01Power Train2022 Q2
2022-06-132017IL01Power Train2022 Q2
2022-06-032020GA01Air Bags2022 Q2
2022-05-242021IL01Steering System2022 Q2
2022-05-202016TX01Power Train2023 Q2
2022-05-132018MO01Power Train2022 Q4
2022-04-192018NV01Power Train2022 Q4
2022-04-172018SC02Power Train2022 Q3
2022-04-082020NC01Engine and Cooling System2022 Q2
2022-03-302020WA01Electrical System2022 Q1
2022-03-212014VA01Fire · No System/Component Specified2022 Q2
2022-03-102016TX01Air Bags2022 Q1
2022-02-262020WI01Structure2022 Q2
2022-02-222021MI01Service Brake System2023 Q1
2022-02-182021TX01Service Brake System2022 Q1
2022-01-122014AL01Visibility2022 Q1
2022-01-042019AZ01Power Train2022 Q4
2021-12-202020MI01Other2021 Q4
2021-12-142019WV01Air Bags2022 Q1
2021-12-032020OH01Air Bags2022 Q1
2021-12-022017TN01Electrical System2021 Q4
not reported2020NJ01Seats2021 Q4
not reported2020TX01Other2021 Q4
2021-11-202020MT10Fire · Fuel System2023 Q3
2021-11-142017TX01Power Train2023 Q3
2021-10-232016OH01Air Bags2022 Q3
2021-10-212017OH01Power Train2022 Q4
2021-10-152017CA01Power Train2021 Q4
2021-10-142019WV10Seats2023 Q3
2021-09-172018OH01Power Train2023 Q2
2021-09-172015SC01Seats · Seat Belts2022 Q1
2021-09-102018VA01Power Train2022 Q3
2021-09-102020SD01Structure2021 Q4
2021-09-092017WI01Power Train2023 Q3
2021-08-272014PA02Seat Belts2023 Q3
2021-08-272021NJ01ESC · Latch · Structure · Visibility · Exterior Lighting2021 Q4
2021-07-212017NV01Fire · Electrical System2021 Q3
2021-07-132020IN01Other2021 Q3
2021-07-022013MT01Air Bags2021 Q3
2021-06-182019MN01Power Train2022 Q3
2021-06-152021DE01Fire · No System/Component Specified2023 Q1
2021-06-062017IL01Power Train2022 Q3
2021-05-292019FL01Power Train2022 Q3
2021-05-252015MI01Power Train2022 Q4
2021-05-212020MD01Seats2021 Q2
2021-05-162017OH01Power Train2023 Q2
2021-05-092017OH01Power Train · Parking Brake System2023 Q2
2021-05-062013PA01Air Bags2021 Q2
2021-04-202017IN01No System/Component Specified2022 Q3
2021-04-202020NC01Other2021 Q2
not reported2020CA01Visibility · Other2021 Q1
not reported2017TX02Structure · Other2021 Q1
2021-02-222020VA01Seats2021 Q2
2020-12-262020ID02Air Bags2021 Q1
2020-12-182017OK02Power Train2022 Q3
2020-12-112020OH01Visibility2020 Q4
2020-12-102019MI01Power Train2023 Q1
not reported2020MO01Electrical System2020 Q4
2020-11-052020MN01Visibility2020 Q4
2020-10-302015VA01Fire · Visibility · Power Train · Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System2020 Q4
2020-10-282015MI02Seats2022 Q2
2020-10-112014WI01Vehicle Speed Control2021 Q1
2020-10-042018NE01Air Bags2022 Q2
2020-09-022016OR01Air Bags2020 Q4
2020-08-282020CA01Exterior Lighting2020 Q3
2020-08-172020MI01Visibility2020 Q3
2020-08-142020OH01Structure2020 Q4
2020-08-062018ID01Power Train2020 Q3
2020-07-312017KY02Power Train2020 Q3
2020-07-152011IN01Air Bags2020 Q4
2020-07-082020MI01Electrical System2020 Q3
2020-07-082019OR01Engine and Cooling System2020 Q3
2020-07-082019CA01Seat Belts2020 Q3
not reported2016MN01Air Bags2020 Q2
2020-04-022013CO01Fire · Engine and Cooling System2020 Q2
2020-02-132019OR01Fire · Other2020 Q2
2020-02-102020—01Seats2020 Q1
2020-02-072013NY01Other2020 Q4
2020-01-312012TX01Seat Belts2020 Q1
2020-01-232018NJ01Air Bags2020 Q1
2019-12-102019MA02Electrical System2019 Q4
2019-12-092018WV02Structure2019 Q4
not reported2011IN10No System/Component Specified2019 Q4
2019-11-102018TX30Fire · Fuel System2021 Q4
2019-11-092017WI01Air Bags2019 Q4
2019-10-312015TX01Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags2021 Q1
2019-10-282016MI01Vehicle Speed Control2019 Q4
2019-10-282016MI01Vehicle Speed Control · Air Bags2019 Q4
2019-10-252017MI01Structure2020 Q1
2019-10-222013MT01Visibility2019 Q4
2019-10-192016AZ01Power Train2025 Q1
2019-10-192016AZ01Power Train2024 Q4
2019-10-082019MI01Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System2019 Q4
2019-09-262013WI01Fire · No System/Component Specified2019 Q3
2019-09-192014CA01Fire · Engine and Cooling System2019 Q3
2019-09-132019—01Visibility2019 Q3
2019-09-132017MI01Steering System2019 Q3
2019-09-122013GA01Latch2020 Q1
2019-09-052018CO01Structure2019 Q3
not reported2014CT01Seats2019 Q3
2019-08-302015FL01Power Train2019 Q4
2019-08-212019MI20Power Train2022 Q3
2019-08-192015IL01Structure · Air Bags2021 Q4
2019-08-142019MI02Other2019 Q3
2019-08-092013MA01Air Bags2019 Q3
2019-08-072019CA01Seats · Structure · Engine and Cooling System · Other2019 Q3
2019-08-012019AZ01Structure2019 Q3
2019-07-242017TX03Air Bags2019 Q3
2019-07-182014PA01Service Brake System2020 Q2
2019-07-022013CA01No System/Component Specified2019 Q4
2019-06-282019PA01Power Train2019 Q2
2019-06-102012TX01Air Bags2019 Q3
2019-06-042013MI01Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System2019 Q3
2019-05-302017TX02Air Bags2019 Q3
2019-05-252014NY01Latch2019 Q2
2019-05-212014PA01Seats2019 Q3
2019-05-202018RI01Structure · Other2019 Q2
2019-05-182018MI02Power Train2019 Q3
2019-05-102017AZ01Visibility2019 Q2
2019-04-272014CA01Structure2019 Q2
2019-04-182018NJ01Structure2019 Q2
2019-04-122018KS01Seat Belts2019 Q3
2019-03-222017MI01Air Bags2019 Q2
2019-03-042014IL01Fire · Engine and Cooling System2019 Q2
2019-03-012018NC01Other2019 Q1
not reported2017FL02ESC · Steering System2019 Q1
not reported2014PA11Lane Departure · Fire · Structure · Fuel System · Service Brake System2019 Q1
2019-02-222018KS01Fire · Other2019 Q1
2019-02-052018OH04Air Bags2019 Q1
2019-01-312018FL01Service Brake System2019 Q2
2019-01-292017TN01Fire · Engine and Cooling System2019 Q1
2019-01-282018WA01Wheels2019 Q1
2019-01-252013IL01Air Bags2019 Q1
2019-01-032017KY01Other2019 Q1
2018-12-302017NC01Service Brake System2019 Q1
2018-12-252015TX05No System/Component Specified2019 Q1
2018-12-202014WI01Power Train2018 Q4
2018-12-172019NJ01No System/Component Specified2019 Q1
2018-12-172015CA01Visibility · Engine and Cooling System · Other2019 Q1
2018-12-122018AZ01Structure2018 Q4

The newest 250 of 847 are shown; all of them are in the defect dossier’s exhibits CSV.

Each row above is a claim or notice Ford received alleging a death or injury in a Ford Escape and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Escape that sold more will have more rows. All Ford models · What these reports are, and are not.