1995 Ford Escort Recalls

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1995 Ford Escort. A recall applies only to vehicles built within the affected range, so check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Repairs for recalls are free at a franchised dealer.

• 97V144000Sep 3, 199764,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
  Covers: Ford Escort 1995, Mercury Tracer 1995

  Reported issue: 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…

  Possible consequence: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a vehicle fire.

  Remedy: 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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• 97V145000Sep 3, 1997600 vehicles potentially affected
  Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
  Covers: Ford Escort 1995, Mercury Tracer 1995

  Reported issue: 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.

  Possible consequence: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a vehicle fire.

  Remedy: 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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• 94V218000Nov 10, 1994240 vehicles potentially affected
  Air bags › Frontal
  Covers: Ford Escort 1994–1995, Mercury Tracer 1994–1995

  Reported issue: The driver side air bag module can have an inadequately welded inflator canister.

  Possible consequence: 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: Dealers will install a new air bag module.

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• 94V197000Oct 11, 199429,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Air bags › Frontal
  Covers: Ford Escort 1995

  Reported issue: 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.

  Possible consequence: This would not restrain the passenger and would result in an increased risk of injury.

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, install and torque to specification the mounting bolts for the passenger side air bag.

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NHTSA investigations

• RQ97010Fuel tank assemblyClosed · Sep 11, 1997

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