{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 14V284 (14S05): Model Year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v284/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V284 (Ford): If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, model years 2008 to 2011. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 29 May 2014. 740,878 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured August 18, 2006, through September 11, 2010. The affected vehicles have a steering torque sensor that may not be able to properly detect driver steering input. As a result, the system could remove … 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: 14S05. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V284 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: “If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer the vehicle at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.” 14V284 Ford Motor Company Steering:Electric Power Assist System 29 May 2014 2008-2011 FORD ESCAPE, MERCURY MARINER If power steering assist is lost, greater driver effort would be required to steer th",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:10:38+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T06:12:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 14V284 (14S05): Model Year 2008-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v284/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}