NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Ford Escape Recalls
The 2013 Ford Escape has 18 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Ford Escape. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 18
- Owner complaints
- 2,753
- Crashes reported
- 49
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
91 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Ford Escape, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
18 recalls on the 2013 Ford Escape
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,672
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2019 Escape, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 22V413000
- Reported
- June 10, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,925,968
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2019 Escape, 4 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 20V331000
- Reported
- June 8, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,147,323
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Escape, 8 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift
- Campaign
- 18V471000
- Reported
- July 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 504,182
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Escape, 1 other model
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 16V643000
- Reported
- September 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,046,297
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Escape, 5 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 15V813000
- Reported
- December 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,017
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V597000
- Reported
- September 26, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 746,842
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Escape, 3 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V495000
- Reported
- August 11, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,227
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Escape, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 14V237000
- Reported
- May 7, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 594,785
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Escape, 1 other model
Structure: body: door
- Campaign
- 14V239000
- Reported
- May 7, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 581,986
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Escape
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 14V164000
- Reported
- April 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,135
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Escape, 3 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 13V583000
- Reported
- November 25, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,917
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Ford Escape
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 13V584000
- Reported
- November 25, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,469
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Ford Escape
Latches/locks/linkages
- Campaign
- 13V085000
- Reported
- March 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,675
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 12V551000
- Reported
- December 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 80,057
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 12V431000
- Reported
- September 4, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,146
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Ford Escape
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 12V336000
- Reported
- July 18, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,320
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Ford Escape
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 12V319000
- Reported
- July 6, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,266
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Ford Escape
2013 Ford Escape complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,753 owner complaints about the 2013 Ford Escape, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 49 describe a crash (2%) and 91 a fire; owners reported 54 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Ford Escape, the component group named most often is the engine (46%), followed by the power train (15%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2013 Ford Escape's 18 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2013 Ford Escape owners gave the mileage (1,966 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine1,266
- Power Train401
- Electrical System339
- Steering303
- Unknown Or Other301
- Fuel/Propulsion System247
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 27 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 103 | |
| 2014 | 138 | |
| 2015 | 121 | |
| 2016 | 168 | |
| 2017 | 227 | |
| 2018 | 322 | |
| 2019 | 403 | |
| 2020 | 286 | |
| 2021 | 230 | |
| 2022 | 241 | |
| 2023 | 197 | |
| 2024 | 162 | |
| 2025 | 83 | |
| 2026 | 45 |
Complaints about the 2013 Ford Escape peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 403. 20% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Ford Escape drew 2.6× the complaints of the median Ford Escape year in the same window: 4th highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the Ford Escape years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 2,753 complaints about the 2013 Ford Escape are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Escape by model year
Other 2013 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted