2024-2025 Ford Escape Recalled Over Air Bag Deployment Issue

Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2024-2025 Ford Escape models due to an air bag deployment issue.

The defect: in affected 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 hazards: 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.

Ford is not aware of any accidents, injuries, or fires related to this condition.

Components: passenger side instrument panel cover

Affected vehicles: select 2024-2025 Ford Escape models produced at the Louisville Assembly plant in Kentucky on September 5^th, 2024.

Number of vehicles affected: 15

The fix: dealers will replace the passenger side instrument panel cover, free of charge.

Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin being mailed out on December 16^th, 2024. The Ford reference number for this recall is 24C38.

Contacts:

• Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
• FoMoCo Recall Number: 24C38
• NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
• NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
• NHTSA Website: www.nhtsa.gov