NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Ford Ecosport Recalls
The 2018 Ford Ecosport has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 22, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Ford Ecosport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 727
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Ford Ecosport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2018 Ford Ecosport
Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: pump
- Campaign
- 23V905000
- Reported
- December 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,730
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2022 Ecosport, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 18V312000
- Reported
- May 14, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 273
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Ford Ecosport
2018 Ford Ecosport complaints by year
NHTSA has received 727 owner complaints about the 2018 Ford Ecosport, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 18 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Ford Ecosport, the component group named most often is the engine (49%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (43%) and the power train (9%).
1 of the 2018 Ford Ecosport's 2 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2018 Ford Ecosport owners gave the mileage (267 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine356
- Engine And Engine Cooling311
- Power Train67
- Unknown Or Other61
- Fuel/Propulsion System40
- Electrical System35
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 169 | |
| 2024 | 313 | |
| 2025 | 131 | |
| 2026 | 32 |
Complaints about the 2018 Ford Ecosport peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 313. 5% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 727 complaints about the 2018 Ford Ecosport are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Ecosport by model year
Other 2018 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted