Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Ford Escape has 8 NHTSA visibility complaints and 1 visibility-related recall.
8
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2017 Ford Escape Titanium and SE vehicles manufactured October 5, 2015, to May 12, 2016. Th...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2025 | VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced paint chipp... |
| Aug 26, 2023 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I was driving to work at 7am on Saturday, August 26, 2023- and it was a mild morning... maybe 50 deg... |
| Oct 26, 2022 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed with her g... |
| Mar 3, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | DURING FIRST WEEK IN MARCH 2020, LOW WINDSHIELD FLUID LIGHT CAME ON, TRIED TO REFILL BUT WILL NOT HO... |
| Feb 6, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY EARLY FEB. 2019 THE WIPERS WOULD "HIT" EACH OTH... |
| Apr 16, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY INTERFERE WITH EACH OTHER 1-10 TIMES IN A ROW THEN WORK FINE. SOMETIMES WIPER ... |
| Mar 20, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WIPER ARMS STRIKE BODY ON EITHER SIDE ON RANDOM CYCLE TIMES. DEALER STATES VEHICLE NEEDS WIPER ARMS... |
| Feb 18, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHILE DRIVING ON I-81 NORTH IN PA, THE INSIDE LAYER OF THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK AT THE... |