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Campaign Details
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Defect Description
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2004 Escape vehicles manufactured October 22, 1999, through January 23, 2004, originally sold, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. These vehicles may experience excessive corrosion at the forward attachment of the lower control arm.
Consequence / Hazard
A separation of the lower control arm can result in a significant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Proposed Solution
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install a newly designed reinforcement cross-brace, free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2014. Owners may contact Ford at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S02.
🚀 Latest Alerts for this Model
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL
"Ford Motor Company (Ford) está recordando ciertos vehículos 2026 Escape y Lincol..."
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
"Ford Motor Company (Ford) está retirando ciertos vehículos Ranger, Lincoln Nauti..."
🚗 Affected Vehicles4
All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.