1994 Ford Escort: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1994 Ford Escort. The campaign is 94V218000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Nov 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal. NHTSA has 279 complaints on file for 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 94V218000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new air bag module.
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.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 240 units in total.
94V218000Received . 240 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The driver side air bag module can have an inadequately welded inflator canister.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a collision, the weld seam can separate, causing the air bag to fail to deploy properly and hot gases to be expelled from the back of the steering wheel. This can result in an increased risk of personal injury from the hot gases and the air bag failure.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a new air bag module.
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.
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Complaints by component
279 complaints, 351 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.
- 1994 Ford Escort
- All 1994 vehicles
| Component | 1994 Escort | All 1994 vehicles | Escort, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 233.6 | 36.9 | 130.7 | 82 |
| Air Bags | 170.9 | 57.1 | 97.6 | 60 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 105.4 | 109.2 | 109.3 | 37 |
| Electrical System | 91.2 | 74.5 | 172.7 | 32 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 71.2 | 171.8 | 53.3 | 25 |
| Suspension | 57 | 39.8 | 61.4 | 20 |
| Power Train | 54.1 | 94.1 | 64.2 | 19 |
| Visibility | 42.7 | 70.2 | 27.7 | 15 |
| Steering | 31.3 | 34.7 | 33.9 | 11 |
| Seats | 19.9 | 27.1 | 15.8 | 7 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 51
- Complaints that report a fire
- 16
- Injuries in the complaints
- 45
- Deaths in the complaints
- 5
- Date of the newest complaint
- 21 Oct 2018
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 1994 Ford EscortThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1994 Ford Escort: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/escort/1994/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- 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 1994 Ford Escort?
- 240 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 1994 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Ford Escort name most often?
- Seat Belts: 82 of 351 component mentions, or 233.6 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 36.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Ford Escort open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.