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2025 Ford Escape Air bags Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
4%of 26 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2025 Ford Escape, 4% of the 26 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“1. Passenger airbag fails to activate randomly. Passenger airbag light shows off with a passenger in the seat. Sometimes it works but often stays off for a whole day. 2. Transmission shifts gears by itself. Drive to neutral, Reverse to park. A software update changed the behavior but did not eliminate the fault. Now goes from Drive to Park. One time the vehicle shut off by itself after shifting from Drive to Park. It has been to the dealer 3 times for these problems, now scheduled for a fourth time. They keep saying they can't find the fault.”

NHTSA complaint #11723865, filed 2026-03

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202514%
202468%
202311%
202242%
202121%
2020131%
2019112%
201890%
2017211%
2016252%
2015172%
2014322%
2013542%
2012254%
2011262%
2010141%
2009141%
2008312%
2007125%
2006174%
2005342%
2004459%
20036011%
2002798%
2001636%
2000120%

Other parts of the 2025 Ford Escape

Electrical system
7 complaints
Engine
5 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Engine cooling
4 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Ford Escape

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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