NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Ford Edge Recalls
The 2008 Ford Edge has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Ford Edge. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 1,120
- Crashes reported
- 39
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
15 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Ford Edge, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2008 Ford Edge
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V158000
- Reported
- March 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,602,668
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Edge, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V081000
- Reported
- February 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,067
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Edge, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V024000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 654,695
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 Edge, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V384000
- Reported
- May 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,892,343
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Edge, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 14V682000
- Reported
- October 29, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 186,024
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Edge, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 08V301000
- Reported
- July 3, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 142
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: front: hub
- Campaign
- 17E053000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Edge
2008 Ford Edge complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,120 owner complaints about the 2008 Ford Edge, the newest on October 1, 2026. Of these, 39 describe a crash (3%) and 15 a fire; owners reported 34 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Ford Edge, the component group named most often is the air bags (39%), followed by the power train (25%) and the electrical system (14%).
4 of the 2008 Ford Edge's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Ford Edge owners gave the mileage (664 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags438
- Power Train277
- Electrical System158
- Engine91
- Vehicle Speed Control91
- Service Brakes77
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13 | |
| 2010 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 20 | |
| 2012 | 44 | |
| 2013 | 58 | |
| 2014 | 111 | |
| 2015 | 96 | |
| 2016 | 112 | |
| 2017 | 263 | |
| 2018 | 214 | |
| 2019 | 65 | |
| 2020 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 9 |
Complaints about the 2008 Ford Edge peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 263. 6% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Ford Edge drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Ford Edge year in the same window: 12th highest of the 16 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,120 complaints about the 2008 Ford Edge are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Edge by model year
Other 2008 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted