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2013 Ford Escape air bags problems

54 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 Ford Escape, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
54 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
31,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 2
Injuries and deaths
14 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2013 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 31,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 31,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 62% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 26 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 31,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 2 fires, 14 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was in a car accident on july 26, 2015 and the side impact airbag did not deploy after I had received a recall notice many months prior to the accident> every time I took it to the dealership for maintenance, they said there was no "fix" yet at the time. My 2013 ford escape was totaled in the accident. I was driving at a rate of about 20/25 MPH westbound on the 2600 block on elm street on sunday 07/26/15 at about 1:30 pm cst.

Reported at 30,000 miles, July 2015 CrashFireInjury

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while on the highway during rush hour driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle behind failed to slow down causing her to crash into the vehicle in front when her vehicle was rear-ended. The contact stated the seat belt's pretensions failed to function, and the air bags failed to deploy. During the impact, the contact hit her head on the steering wheel. In addition, the contact sustained a fractured nose, facial bruises, and neck injuries.

Reported at 99,000 miles, June 2022 CrashInjury

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