NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Ford Edge Recalls
The 2021 Ford Edge has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 3, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Ford Edge. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 114
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 Ford Edge
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 26V124000
- Reported
- March 3, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 849,310
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Edge, 1 other model
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V315000
- Reported
- May 9, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,076,138
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Edge, 10 other models
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V160000
- Reported
- March 14, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,290
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Edge
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 24V635000
- Reported
- August 23, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,736
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Edge, 4 other models
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 22V151000
- Reported
- March 11, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 78,376
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Edge
Seat belts: front: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V377000
- Reported
- May 24, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 82
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ford Edge
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 21V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 147
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Edge, 4 other models
2021 Ford Edge complaints by year
NHTSA has received 114 owner complaints about the 2021 Ford Edge, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Ford Edge, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the back over prevention (18%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2021 Ford Edge's 7 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2021 Ford Edge owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train38
- Back Over Prevention21
- Unknown Or Other18
- Electrical System14
- Engine11
- Forward Collision Avoidance8
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 32 | |
| 2026 | 34 |
Complaints about the 2021 Ford Edge peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 34. 42% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Ford Edge drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Ford Edge year in the same window: 15th highest of the 16 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Ford Edge years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 114 complaints about the 2021 Ford Edge are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Edge by model year
Other 2021 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted