2021 Ford Escape defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2021 Ford Escape. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Failed Door Check Arm Attachment PointPreliminary Evaluation PE23013 · opened Jul 7, 2023 · closed Jan 24, 2024
On July 7, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE23-013 to investigate instances of check arm bracket failure in the front doors in model year (MY) 2020-2021 Ford Escape vehicles. At the time of opening, ODI received 118 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging this failure. To date, ODI has rece…
- Healey Brothers Ford / Open Recall SaleAudit Query AQ22002 · opened Jun 3, 2022 · still open
NHTSA is opening this audit query to investigate whether Healey Brothers Ford, LLC of Beacon, New York, has complied with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The Safety Act requires, among other things, that a manufacturer notify its dealers of defects related to motor vehicle safety …