NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Ford Flex Recalls
The 2014 Ford Flex has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 10, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Ford Flex. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 249
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2014 Ford Flex, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2014 Ford Flex
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 20V072000
- Reported
- February 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 211,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2018 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 2013, 2015 Flex, 3 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 14V710000
- Reported
- November 7, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 113,418
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 Ford Flex
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 2013 Flex, 5 other models
2014 Ford Flex complaints by year
NHTSA has received 249 owner complaints about the 2014 Ford Flex, the newest on July 22, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 Ford Flex, the component group named most often is the steering (27%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the fuel/propulsion system (18%).
None of the 2014 Ford Flex's 4 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2014 Ford Flex owners gave the mileage (163 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering66
- Electrical System57
- Fuel/Propulsion System46
- Suspension26
- Unknown Or Other24
- Engine22
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 19 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 31 | |
| 2019 | 37 | |
| 2020 | 39 | |
| 2021 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 26 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2014 Ford Flex peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 39. 20% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Ford Flex drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Ford Flex year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 11 ranked years.
The 249 complaints about the 2014 Ford Flex are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Flex by model year
Other 2014 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted