The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured February 9, 2015, to August 12, 2016. During dealer servicing, the affected vehicles may be have been updated with incorrect Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) software. This software can cause the ESC system to lose engine torque control, and not provide any warning lamps to warn the driver if there was an ABS or ESC system malfunction. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems" and number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
The risk
If the operator is not warned of an ABS or ESC malfunction and the ESC loses engine torque control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS module, and update the service software, free of charge. The recall begin November 22, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C14.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Edge | 2015, 2016 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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 Edge | 2015 | 731 | 7 |
| Ford Edge | 2016 | 926 | 7 |
Other electronic stability control (esc) recalls in 2016
8 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the electronic stability control (esc); Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 16V913000 20 Dec 2016 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 16V603000 16 Aug 2016 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 16V482000 29 Jun 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V272000 5 May 2016 | General Motors LLC |
| 16V251000 27 Apr 2016 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 16V198000 7 Apr 2016 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 16V076000 10 Feb 2016 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016