NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Ford Escape Recalls
The 2011 Ford Escape has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 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
- 1,318
- Crashes reported
- 38
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 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 2011 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 2010, 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 2008–2010 Escape, 1 other model
Suspension: front: wheel bearing
- Campaign
- 15E045000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2010, 2012 Escape, 2 other models
2011 Ford Escape complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,318 owner complaints about the 2011 Ford Escape, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 38 describe a crash (3%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 38 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Ford Escape, the component group named most often is the steering (31%), followed by the power train (20%) and the fuel/propulsion system (19%).
1 of the 2011 Ford Escape's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2011 Ford Escape owners gave the mileage (1,062 complaints), the median was 57,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering411
- Power Train268
- Fuel/Propulsion System253
- Engine248
- Vehicle Speed Control245
- Electrical System117
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | |
| 2013 | 395 | |
| 2014 | 106 | |
| 2015 | 69 | |
| 2016 | 74 | |
| 2017 | 104 | |
| 2018 | 125 | |
| 2019 | 75 | |
| 2020 | 53 | |
| 2021 | 55 | |
| 2022 | 60 | |
| 2023 | 56 | |
| 2024 | 42 | |
| 2025 | 37 | |
| 2026 | 16 |
Complaints about the 2011 Ford Escape peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 395. 42% 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 Escape drew 3.3× the complaints of the median Ford Escape year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Ford Escape years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★☆☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 3/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 1,318 complaints about the 2011 Ford Escape are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Escape by model year
Other 2011 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted