The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured October 15, 2013, through October 22, 2013. The panorama roof glass may not be properly bonded to the attaching bracket.
The risk
If the glass panel is improperly bonded, the glass may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Ford has notified owners. Dealers will inspect each vehicle and replace the front roof glass if its production date and sequence number falls within the affected range, free of charge. The recall is began on July 14, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S13.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escape | 2014 |
Components: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Escape | 2014 | 2,089 | 16 |
Other visibility recalls in 2014
10 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the visibility; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 14V783000 9 Dec 2014 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 14V658000 20 Oct 2014 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 14V648000 16 Oct 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V484000 6 Aug 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V473000 1 Aug 2014 | Nova Bus |
| 14V404000 2 Jul 2014 | General Motors LLC |
| 14V387000 1 Jul 2014 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 14V375000 27 Jun 2014 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014