2018 FORD ESCAPE Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2018 Ford Escape has 4 recalls, the most serious involving the side curtain airbags, where a component can break loose during deployment and become a projectile inside the cabin, raising the risk of injury to occupants. The shifter cable bushing can degrade or fall off, leaving the transmission unable to shift into the intended gear and potentially causing the vehicle to roll or lurch in an unexpected direction. On the brake side, incorrectly installed front brake hoses can rub against nearby components while driving, wearing through over time and leaking brake fluid, which extends stopping distances. Note that recalls 1 and 3 both relate to the side curtain airbag system: one involves a component detaching during deployment, and a separate filing addresses an airbag inflator diffuser that may also detach in a crash. Both issues affect the same system and carry similar consequences.