NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Ford Ecosport Recalls
The 2021 Ford Ecosport has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Ford Ecosport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 261
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Ford Ecosport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2021 Ford Ecosport
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V442000
- Reported
- June 27, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,237
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Ecosport, 19 other models
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft
- Campaign
- 25V126000
- Reported
- February 28, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,648
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 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 2018–2020, 2022 Ecosport, 1 other model
2021 Ford Ecosport complaints by year
NHTSA has received 261 owner complaints about the 2021 Ford Ecosport, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2021 Ford Ecosport, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (51%), followed by the engine (33%) and the power train (20%).
1 of the 2021 Ford Ecosport's 3 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2021 Ford Ecosport owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling134
- Engine87
- Power Train51
- Electrical System23
- Unknown Or Other21
- Fuel/Propulsion System14
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 23 | |
| 2024 | 97 | |
| 2025 | 100 | |
| 2026 | 37 |
Complaints about the 2021 Ford Ecosport peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 100. 48% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 261 complaints about the 2021 Ford Ecosport are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Ecosport by model year
Other 2021 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted