NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Ford Flex Recalls
The 2013 Ford Flex has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 10, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Ford Flex. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 580
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2013 Ford Flex, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2013 Ford Flex
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 20V072000
- Reported
- February 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 211,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 Flex, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V621000
- Reported
- August 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,502
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Flex, 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 15V812000
- Reported
- December 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 868
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 15V340000
- Reported
- June 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 393,623
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Flex, 6 other models
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft
- Campaign
- 14V393000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 83,250
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Flex, 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 13V227000
- Reported
- May 31, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 390,783
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
2013 Ford Flex complaints by year
NHTSA has received 580 owner complaints about the 2013 Ford Flex, the newest on September 28, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 13 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Ford Flex, the component group named most often is the electrical system (35%), followed by the steering (26%) and the structure (12%).
1 of the 2013 Ford Flex's 6 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2013 Ford Flex owners gave the mileage (435 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System201
- Steering149
- Unknown Or Other78
- Structure69
- Fuel/Propulsion System59
- Exterior Lighting37
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 66 | |
| 2016 | 100 | |
| 2017 | 86 | |
| 2018 | 74 | |
| 2019 | 60 | |
| 2020 | 41 | |
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 27 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2013 Ford Flex peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 100. 33% 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 Flex drew 6.0× the complaints of the median Ford Flex year in the same window: 1st highest of the 11 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the Ford Flex years to avoid by our method.
The 580 complaints about the 2013 Ford Flex are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Flex by model year
Other 2013 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted