NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Ford Edge Recalls
The 2011 Ford Edge has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 24, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Ford Edge. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 1,803
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Ford Edge, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2011 Ford Edge
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 11V128000
- Reported
- February 24, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,022
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 10V659000
- Reported
- December 29, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,737
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock
- Campaign
- 10V516000
- Reported
- October 27, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2011 Ford Edge complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,803 owner complaints about the 2011 Ford Edge, the newest on September 29, 2026. Of these, 23 describe a crash (1%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Ford Edge, the component group named most often is the electrical system (38%), followed by the structure (15%) and the service brakes (14%).
1 of the 2011 Ford Edge's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2011 Ford Edge owners gave the mileage (1,438 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System687
- Structure274
- Service Brakes261
- Unknown Or Other254
- Exterior Lighting187
- Engine179
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31 | |
| 2012 | 29 | |
| 2013 | 81 | |
| 2014 | 261 | |
| 2015 | 324 | |
| 2016 | 350 | |
| 2017 | 180 | |
| 2018 | 94 | |
| 2019 | 107 | |
| 2020 | 82 | |
| 2021 | 65 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 37 | |
| 2025 | 38 | |
| 2026 | 15 |
Complaints about the 2011 Ford Edge peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 350. 23% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Ford Edge drew 4.8× the complaints of the median Ford Edge year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 16 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Ford Edge years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,803 complaints about the 2011 Ford Edge are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2011 Ford Edge crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2011 Ford Edge: SUV AWD and SUV FWD.
For the 2011 Ford Edge, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard, forward collision warning as an option and no lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Edge with the 2019 model year, 8 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2011 Ford Edge rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 14% (4 stars); the SUV FWD is higher, 15.9%. That is tied for the lowest of the 18 Edge years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (14%–15.5%). Of 25 other 2011 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 1 (4%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 17.4%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 496, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2011 Ford Edge: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Ford Edge by model year
Other 2011 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted