NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Ford Escape Recalls
The 2009 Ford Escape has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 29, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Ford Escape. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 1,693
- Crashes reported
- 34
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Ford Escape, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2009 Ford Escape
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V284000
- Reported
- May 29, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,878
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2011 Escape, 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008, 2010 Escape, 10 other models
Suspension: front: wheel bearing
- Campaign
- 15E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2008, 2010–2012 Escape, 2 other models
2009 Ford Escape complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,693 owner complaints about the 2009 Ford Escape, the newest on September 22, 2026. Of these, 34 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Ford Escape, the component group named most often is the steering (49%), followed by the power train (18%) and the vehicle speed control (16%).
1 of the 2009 Ford Escape's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2009 Ford Escape owners gave the mileage (1,416 complaints), the median was 90,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering828
- Power Train301
- Vehicle Speed Control279
- Engine254
- Electrical System143
- Fuel/Propulsion System116
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 41 | |
| 2011 | 24 | |
| 2012 | 44 | |
| 2013 | 439 | |
| 2014 | 132 | |
| 2015 | 93 | |
| 2016 | 112 | |
| 2017 | 91 | |
| 2018 | 161 | |
| 2019 | 140 | |
| 2020 | 112 | |
| 2021 | 97 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 57 | |
| 2024 | 41 | |
| 2025 | 15 | |
| 2026 | 19 |
Complaints about the 2009 Ford Escape peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 439. 7% 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 Escape drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Ford Escape year in the same window: 11th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 1,693 complaints about the 2009 Ford Escape are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Escape by model year
Other 2009 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted