This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Ford ESCAPE 2015 electrical system instrument cluster panel. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Ford ESCAPE 2015 electrical system instrument cluster panel and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2015 Ford ESCAPE Electrical System Instrument Cluster Panel Recall


NHTSA Recall #	114840
NHTSA Compaign #	15V406000
MFG Compaign #	15C03
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Supplier	FORD
Brand	FORD
Model	ESCAPE
Model Year	2015
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Date of notification	04/08/15
Begin date of manufacuring	19/05/14
End date of manufacturing	06/02/15
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	24/06/15
Report created	24/06/15
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number	101
Estimated number of affected units	184519
Defect summary	Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 ford escape vehicles manufactured may 19, 2014, to february 6, 2015, and transit connect vehicles manufactured may 11, 2014, to july 2, 2015. Due to a software incompatibility issue, the instrument panel cluster be inoperative including a blank multiple functional display (mfd), and non-functional warning chimes, messages and warning lights. Specific warning chimes, messages and warning lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 101, "control and displays."
Consequence summary	If the instrument cluster is inoperative, the driver of may not be warned of safety related issues such as low tire pressures or disabled air bags, increasing the risk of personal injury or a crash.
Corrective action	Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument panel software, free of charge. The recall began on august 4, 2015. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15c03.
Recall notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

Last decoded VIN:

WBAVT91000KV71800 5NMS54AL7EH605329 SAJAA01P25FN14967 1FDXF47SXXEE64479 ZW6GV0EMY100361MK YS3DC55C022024971 5YJ3E1EA3PF470525 1GCEK14H9GF9GJ107 WBAVB36020NC35091 VR3UPHNKSMT119236 VNKKD3D350A647112 1FDKE30S8VHA94842

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2015 Ford ESCAPE Electrical System Instrument Cluster Panel Recall

2015 Ford ESCAPE Electrical System Instrument Cluster Panel Recall

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?