{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 14V165 (14S02): Model Year 2001-2004 Escape",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v165/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V165 (Ford): A separation of the lower control arm can result in a significant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escape, model years 2001 to 2004. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 2 April 2014. 348,950 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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 … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 14S02. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V165 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A separation of the lower control arm can result in a significant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 14V165 Ford Motor Company Structure:Frame And Members 2 April 2014 2001-2004 FORD ESCAPE A separation of the lower control arm can result in a significant loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford will notify owners,",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:59:45+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T08:26:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 14V165 (14S02): Model Year 2001-2004 Escape\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v165/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}