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NHTSA campaign 14V165000 · announced April 2, 2014 · filed by Ford Motor Company · 348,950 units affected

The problem

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2004 Escape vehicles manufactured October 22, 1999, through January 23, 2004, originally sold, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. These vehicles may experience excessive corrosion at the forward attachment of the lower control arm.

The risk

A separation of the lower control arm can result in a significant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install a newly designed reinforcement cross-brace, free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2014. Owners may contact Ford at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S02.

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2001 Ford Escape
• 2002 Ford Escape
• 2003 Ford Escape
• 2004 Ford Escape

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.