NHTSA Safety Recalls
Ford Ecosport Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Ford Ecosport, across 5 model years from 2018 to 2022. The 2021 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (2).
- Model years
- 5
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2021
- Owner complaints
- 1,861
2018–2022, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,861 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Ecosport across 5 model years; the most, 727, concern the 2018.
Owners marked a crash on 41 of the Ford Ecosport complaints (2%) and a fire on 13.
Across all Ford Ecosport model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 839 complaints), then the engine (809).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford Ecosport in 2024: 789, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Ford Ecosport is engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: pump, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Ford Ecosport recall, 25V442000, was reported on June 27, 2025 and concerns the back over prevention: software.
Ford Ecosport years to avoid
Too few Ford Ecosport model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford Ecosport years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Ford Ecosport
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PUMP5
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE2
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1
- SEATS1
Ford Ecosport model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Ford Ecosport recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V442000June 27, 2025 | back over prevention: software | 2020–2021 | crash | 200,237 |
| 25V126000February 28, 2025 | power train: axle assembly: axle shaft | 2021–2022 | crash and injury | 18,648 |
| 23V905000December 22, 2023 | engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: pump | 2018–2022 | crash | 139,730 |
| 20V791000December 17, 2020 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2020 | crash and injury | 12 |
| 19V023000January 2, 2019 | seats | 2019 | crash and injury | 63 |
| 18V312000May 14, 2018 | equipment: other: labels | 2018 | crash | 273 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford Ecosport. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted