{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 17V803 (17S44): 2018 Ford Escape",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v803/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V803 (Ford): If the component detaches during deployment, it may enter the passenger compartment and be a projectile within the vehicle cabin,...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escape, model year 2018. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 18 December 2017. 11,113 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 Ford Escape vehicles. The side curtain air bags on these vehicles have a component that may detach during deployment of the inflatable curtain air bag. 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: 17S44. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V803 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 the component detaches during deployment, it may enter the passenger compartment and be a projectile within the vehicle cabin, increasing the risk of injury.” 17V803 Ford Motor Company Air Bags:Side/Window 18 December 2017 2018-2018 FORD ESCAPE If the component detaches during deployment, it may enter the passenger compartment and be a projectile within the vehicle cabin, increasing the risk of injury. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver and passenge",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:22:25+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:37:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 17V803 (17S44): 2018 Ford Escape\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v803/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}