Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Ford Escape has 19 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
26
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Passenger side dash is seperating round the airbag area |
| May 26, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the passenger's side f... |
| Feb 9, 2024 | AIR BAGS | On [XXX], I was driving on the left lane of freeway [XXX] All of a sudden curtain airbags (both sid... |
| Oct 17, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | My son and I hit a deer and his back passenger seat seatbelt didn’t lock and my air bag light came o... |
| Mar 6, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at 35 MPH the contact struck ... |
| Mar 8, 2021 | AIR BAGS | I WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE/BUMPER AREA BY A CAR EST AT 30MPH WHILE I WAS GOING LESS... |
| Jul 25, 2020 | AIR BAGS | THE SUV WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH) BY A TOW TRUCK AND FORCED HEAD ON INTO TH... |
| May 9, 2020 | AIR BAGS | MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HE HIT A STONE WALL APPROXIMATELY FIVE FOOT TALL AT 30-40... |
| Mar 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, T... |
| Feb 14, 2020 | AIR BAGS | MY CAR WENT TO AN ACCIDENT LAST FEBRUARY 14,2017 AND MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS RUNNING ON A... |
| Jan 25, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED RIGHT IN FRO... |
| Nov 25, 2019 | AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | AIR BAG AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ON. DEALERSHIP FOUND RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE SHORT CIRCUIT. T... |
| Apr 5, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE FROM REAR END ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. |
| Nov 30, 2018 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS T-BONED BY... |
| Jan 17, 2018 | AIR BAGS | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 45 MPH WHEN ANOTHER CAR CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND WE CONNECTED. I PUSHED HER CA... |
| Dec 22, 2017 | AIR BAGS | FRONT COLLISION CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FRONT SIDE NOTHING. ON FREEWAY GOING WEST 70... |
| Nov 20, 2017 | AIR BAGS | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THREE VEHICLE CRASH NOVEMBER 20, 2017. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTE... |
| Mar 5, 2017 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT DR... |
| Sep 27, 2016 | AIR BAGS | I WAS INVOLVED IN A 5 CAR PILE UP ON AN EXPRESS WAY TRAVELING 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE AIRBAG DID N... |