NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Ford Escape Recalls
The 2010 Ford Escape has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Ford Escape. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 2,070
- Crashes reported
- 29
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Ford Escape, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2010 Ford Escape
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V777000
- Reported
- October 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 329,265
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Escape, 1 other model
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V284000
- Reported
- May 29, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,878
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009, 2011 Escape, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 10V222000
- Reported
- May 24, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 10E043000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Escape, 10 other models
Suspension: front: wheel bearing
- Campaign
- 15E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2009, 2011–2012 Escape, 2 other models
2010 Ford Escape complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,070 owner complaints about the 2010 Ford Escape, the newest on September 26, 2026. Of these, 29 describe a crash (1%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Ford Escape, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (27%), followed by the power train (25%) and the engine (24%).
1 of the 2010 Ford Escape's 5 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2010 Ford Escape owners gave the mileage (1,764 complaints), the median was 59,946 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control558
- Power Train508
- Engine493
- Fuel/Propulsion System440
- Steering423
- Electrical System216
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49 | |
| 2011 | 26 | |
| 2012 | 89 | |
| 2013 | 910 | |
| 2014 | 160 | |
| 2015 | 90 | |
| 2016 | 100 | |
| 2017 | 127 | |
| 2018 | 150 | |
| 2019 | 86 | |
| 2020 | 72 | |
| 2021 | 46 | |
| 2022 | 42 | |
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 28 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2010 Ford Escape peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 910. 52% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Ford Escape drew 6.4× the complaints of the median Ford Escape year in the same window: 1st highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the Ford Escape years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 2,070 complaints about the 2010 Ford Escape are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Escape by model year
Other 2010 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted