1993 Ford Escort: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1993 Ford Escort. The campaign is 94V055000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Mar 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has 378 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 94V055000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver side inboard seat track.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 3,500 units in total.
94V055000Received . 3,500 units.
Seats
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The lock plate of the driver side inboard seat track adjusters were manufactured with an unauthorized modification to the fabrication process which causes the seat not to fully engage in certain seating positions near the mid-point of the seat track travel.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash the seat can move, which would result in reduced occupant protection.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver side inboard seat track.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
378 complaints, 478 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1993 Ford Escort
- All 1993 vehicles
| Component | 1993 Escort | All 1993 vehicles | Escort, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 234.3 | 56.5 | 130.6 | 112 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 110.9 | 38.6 | 42.9 | 53 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 100.4 | 52.5 | 77.9 | 48 |
| Electrical System | 83.7 | 80.6 | 174.1 | 40 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 77.4 | 142.9 | 110.3 | 37 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 75.3 | 188.7 | 53.9 | 36 |
| Power Train | 64.9 | 85.5 | 64.2 | 31 |
| Visibility | 48.1 | 47.8 | 27.8 | 23 |
| Suspension | 39.7 | 36.5 | 62 | 19 |
| Steering | 31.4 | 33.9 | 34.4 | 15 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 31
- Complaints that report a fire
- 16
- Injuries in the complaints
- 31
- Deaths in the complaints
- 6
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Jun 2009
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA94002 | Engineering analysis | FUEL PUMP WIRING SHORTAGE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 28 Jan 1994 | 31 Jan 1995 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1993 Ford EscortThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1993 Ford Escort: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/escort/1993/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1993 Ford Escort?
- 3,500 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford Escort have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 35 recall campaigns for the Ford Escort, model years 1981 to 2003. 1 of them names the 1993 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1993 Ford Escort name most often?
- Seat Belts: 112 of 478 component mentions, or 234.3 per 1,000. For all 1993 vehicles the figure is 56.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1993 Ford Escort open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.