# NHTSA recall 14V239000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 14V239000
- Manufacturer's number: 14S03
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2014\-05\-07
- Owners notified: 2014\-05\-30
- Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- Units potentially affected: 581986

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2013\-2014 Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, through April 10, 2014.  Due to an assembly misalignment between the exterior door handle and the door outer panel, the affected vehicles have doors that may be difficult to close or may possibly open while driving.


## What can happen

A door that opens unexpectedly may result in an unrestrained occupant falling from the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the mounting of the door handles, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began on May 30, 2014.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-800\-392\-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S03.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-10\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 581986
- Reported remedied: 521742 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 5335
- Reported removed: 68

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-10\-05 to 2014\-04\-10.
- [2014 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2014/recalls.md). Built 2011\-10\-05 to 2014\-04\-10.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SSM 54601](/bulletins/11029052.md), 2026-02-27, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51536](/bulletins/10235153.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2171](/bulletins/10175895.md), 2020-06-05, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47430](/bulletins/10144219.md), 2018-09-10, Service bulletin
- [17\-2218](/bulletins/10127394.md), 2018-01-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM\-45838](/bulletins/10079006.md), 2016-08-31, Service bulletin
- [SSM\-45797](/bulletins/10078979.md), 2016-08-29, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-14\-0111](/bulletins/10056145.md), 2014-09-17, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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