{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"17V398000","date":"2017-06-26","owner_notified":"2017-08-08","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016 Ford Escape vehicles.  The driver's knee airbag modules installed in these vehicles were produced without the inflator gas generant material, and, as a result, the air bags may not inflate properly in the event of a crash.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\"","consequence":"In the event of a crash, if the driver's knee air bag does not inflate as intended, the driver has an increased risk of injury.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace driver's knee air bag, free of charge.  The recall began on August 8, 2017.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 17C11.","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.","mfr_campaign":"17C11","part_number":null,"units":3,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2018-4","period_to":"2018-4","submitted":"2019-01-30","involved":3,"remedied":2,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":66,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2016,"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","vehicle_id":"2016_ford_escape","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-12-18","built_to":"2015-12-18"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/17V398000"}