NHTSA Campaign 24V850000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 24V850000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 24V850000 with NHTSA on November 8, 2024; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 24V850000, NHTSA lists up to 15 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 5, 2024 and September 5, 2024.
The 24V850000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 24V850000 were scheduled from February 18, 2025, 102 days after the report.
24V850000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2024.
Owners of the model years 24V850000 covers have filed at least 27 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 24V850000 ranks 556 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 24V850000, Ford Motor Company has 55 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 24V850000 was 24V802000, reported on October 25, 2024.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Escape vehicles. The passenger side instrument panel cover may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- During air bag deployment, the air bag cover may break and project fragments into the vehicle, or the air bag may deploy improperly, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the passenger side instrument panel cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 18, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C38.
Reported November 8, 2024
Vehicles covered by 24V850000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 24V850000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 8, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted