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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Ford Edge Recalls

The 2018 Ford Edge has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 3, 2025.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Ford Edge. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
847

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
17

3 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2018 Ford Edge, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

7 recalls on the 2018 Ford Edge

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
25V572000
Reported
September 3, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 1,456,417
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2015–2017 Edge, 12 other models

25V572000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
25V544000
Reported
August 22, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 499,129
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2015–2017 Edge, 1 other model

25V544000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2015–2017 Edge, 4 other models

22V413000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes

Campaign
20V469000
Reported
August 10, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 488,594
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2015–2017 Edge, 1 other model

20V469000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

Campaign
18V612000
Reported
September 11, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 503
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
Same campaign
also 1 other model

18V612000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator

Campaign
18V548000
Reported
August 20, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 87
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 3 other models

18V548000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter

Campaign
18V390000
Reported
June 11, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 25
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2017 Edge, 1 other model

18V390000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Ford Edge complaints by year

NHTSA has received 847 owner complaints about the 2018 Ford Edge, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries.

In complaints about the 2018 Ford Edge, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (21%) and the power train (10%).

2 of the 2018 Ford Edge's 7 recalls also concern the power train.

Where 2018 Ford Edge owners gave the mileage (355 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine469
  • Engine And Engine Cooling179
  • Power Train83
  • Unknown Or Other40
  • Electrical System37
  • Back Over Prevention24

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Ford Edge received by NHTSA, by calendar year
201815
201925
202025
202143
202267
2023149
2024229
2025153
2026141

Complaints about the 2018 Ford Edge peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 229. 13% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Ford Edge drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ford Edge year in the same window: 7th highest of the 16 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 847 complaints about the 2018 Ford Edge are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford Edge by model year

Other 2018 Ford models

Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted