Ford Escape (2024-2025): Electrical system
Recall 24V850000 · Nov 8, 2024 · Ford Motor Company
15
vehicles affected
15
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 24V850000
- Date
- Nov 8, 2024
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 15
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Instrument cluster/panel; Air bags > Frontal
- Model years
- 2024-2025
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Escape vehicles. The passenger side instrument panel cover may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What can happen
During air bag deployment, the air bag cover may break and project fragments into the vehicle, or the air bag may deploy improperly, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will replace the passenger side instrument panel cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 18, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C38.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 24V850000?
1 model: Ford Escape (2024-2025), about 15 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 24V850000?
Dealers will replace the passenger side instrument panel cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 18, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C38.
What can happen?
During air bag deployment, the air bag cover may break and project fragments into the vehicle, or the air bag may deploy improperly, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.