1998 Ford Escort

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 1 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 125 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 1 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 375 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 0 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 04E048000 2004-07-12

    Recall 04E048000

    CERTAIN TRW DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS MANUFACTURED ON DECEMBER 6 AND 9, 2002, FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR 1997 FORD ESCORT 4-DOOR AND STATION WAGON PLATFORM VEHICLES, FORD'S P/N F7CZ54611B09AAC. THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES EXHIBIT A NO-LOCK CONDITION WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES.

    Recorded model years: 1998

A further 9 records exist for the Ford Escort where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 10014086 2004-12-13

    042107

    GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • 10009870 2004-08-12

    04V09

    TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. IS RECALLING CERTAIN SERVICE REPLACEMENT SEATBELT RETRACTORS (DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT RETRACTOR IN GRAY) MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER 2002 AND SOLD AS A SERVICE REPLACEMENT PART BETWEEN DECEMBER 2002 AND JULY 2004. *TT

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • 637615 2004-05-17

    020901

    ROUGH IDLE, LOW POWER AND / OR STALL AT IDLE, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 THROUGH P0304 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT

    Recorded model years: 1998

Showing 3 of 125 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 257 records exist for the Ford Escort where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

  • DP01001 2001-04-19

    AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT

    Recorded model years: 1998

A further 4 records exist for the Ford Escort where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

See all model years Go to the Ford Escort page

A further 3 records exist for the Ford Escort where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

375 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 84
  • reports mentioning a fire 11
  • reported injuries 78
  • reported fatalities 1

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

  • Air bags (restraint system)76 (16.6%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 1995–1997.
  • Suspension51 (11.1%)
  • Engine48 (10.5%)
  • Electrical system44 (9.6%)
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)43 (9.4%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1999.
  • Brakes37 (8.1%)
  • Fuel system26 (5.7%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1995.
  • Seat belts17 (3.7%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 1995–2003.

Other / uncategorized: 11 classifications (2.4%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 2,233 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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