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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2009 Ford Edge Recalls

The 2009 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 2009 Ford Edge. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
261

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
6

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2009 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 2009 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 2007–2008, 2010 Edge, 6 other models

21V158000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2007–2008, 2010 Edge, 7 other models

21V081000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V046000
Reported
January 11, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 327,796
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
NHTSA advisory
do not drive until repaired
Same campaign
also 2010 Edge, 6 other models

18V046000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2007–2008 Edge, 8 other models

17V024000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2007–2008, 2010 Edge, 8 other models

16V384000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Campaign
15V712000
Reported
October 27, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 110,636
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2010 Edge, 1 other model

15V712000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Suspension: front: hub

Campaign
17E053000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2007–2008, 2010 Edge

17E053000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2009 Ford Edge complaints by year

NHTSA has received 261 owner complaints about the 2009 Ford Edge, the newest on March 30, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2009 Ford Edge, the component group named most often is the air bags (51%), followed by the service brakes (15%) and the fuel/propulsion system (9%).

5 of the 2009 Ford Edge's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2009 Ford Edge owners gave the mileage (113 complaints), the median was 95,800 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags132
  • Service Brakes40
  • Fuel/Propulsion System23
  • Power Train21
  • Electrical System17
  • Exterior Lighting13

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2009 Ford Edge received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20093
20104
20114
20123
20149
201510
201617
201776
201865
201918
202011
202112
202210
20236
20244
20258
20261

Complaints about the 2009 Ford Edge peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 76. 5% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Ford Edge drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Ford Edge year in the same window: 16th highest of the 16 ranked years.

That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured Ford Edge years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 261 complaints about the 2009 Ford Edge are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford Edge by model year

Other 2009 Ford models

Newest record on this page: March 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted