1995 Ford Escort: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1995 Ford Escort. The newest campaign is 97V145000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Sep 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has 558 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 these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 97V145000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will remove the heat shield attachments. This will not affect heat shield location or function, as the attachments are intended to keep the shield in place until the fuel tank is installed in the vehicle. After installation, the fuel tank straps retain the heat shield.

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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 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 93,840 units in total.

97V1450003 Sep 1997Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
97V1440003 Sep 1997Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
94V21800010 Nov 1994Air Bags / Frontal
94V19700011 Oct 1994Air Bags / Frontal

97V145000Received 3 Sep 1997. 600 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 1.9l engines, built at the hermosillo assembly plant and originally sold or currently registered in arizona. Cracks can develop in the fuel tank near the heat shield attachment resulting in fuel leakage if the cracks go through the fuel tank wall.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the heat shield attachments. This will not affect heat shield location or function, as the attachments are intended to keep the shield in place until the fuel tank is installed in the vehicle. After installation, the fuel tank straps retain the heat shield.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 97S80. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Sep 1997.
97V144000Received 3 Sep 1997. 64,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 1.9l engines, built at the hermosillo or wayne assembly plants and originally sold or currently registered in nevada, florida, hawaii, texas, california, louisiana, georgia, south carolina, mississippi, oklahoma, alabama and arkansas. Cracks can develop in the fuel tank near the heat shield attachment resulting in fuel leakage if the cracks go through the fuel tank wall.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the heat shield attachments. This will not affect heat shield location or function, as the attachments are intended to keep the shield in place until the fuel tank is installed in the vehicle. After installation, the fuel tank straps retain the heat shield.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 97S79. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Sep 1997.
94V218000Received 10 Nov 1994. 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: 30 Dec 1994.
94V197000Received 11 Oct 1994. 29,000 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Two bolts that attach the passenger side air bag supplemental restraint system module to the instrument panel are missing. In the event of a frontal impact, the module can come out of the instrument panel.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This would not restrain the passenger and would result in an increased risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, install and torque to specification the mounting bolts for the passenger side air bag.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Dec 1994.

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Complaints by component

558 complaints, 706 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.

1995 Ford Escort
All 1995 vehicles

1995 Ford Escort: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1995 Escort	All 1995 vehicles	Escort, all years	Mentions
Seat Belts	222.4	28.3	130.6	157
Fuel System, Gasoline	178.5	45.8	77.9	126
Air Bags	111.9	71.3	97.6	79
Engine and Engine Cooling	87.8	148.5	110.3	62
Electrical System	75.1	77.5	174.1	53
Suspension	56.7	48.4	62	40
Power Train	51	110.6	64.2	36
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	41.1	140.9	53.9	29
Steering	26.9	40.9	34.4	19
Vehicle Speed Control	25.5	36	42.9	18

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.

Complaints that report a crash: 75
Complaints that report a fire: 20
Injuries in the complaints: 70
Deaths in the complaints: 1
Date of the newest complaint: 17 Sep 2010

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.

Complaints about the 1995 Ford Escort, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 98 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1995 Ford Escort
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
RQ97010	Recall query	FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY	Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly	11 Sep 1997	22 May 2000	97V144000

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.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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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 1995 Ford EscortThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1995 Ford Escort: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/escort/1995/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1995 Ford Escort?: 93,840 units in 4 campaigns. 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. 4 of them name the 1995 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1995 Ford Escort name most often?: Seat Belts: 157 of 706 component mentions, or 222.4 per 1,000. For all 1995 vehicles the figure is 28.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1995 Ford Escort open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.