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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FMCU9G97FU••••••2015 Ford ESCAPE
That is about average for the 2015 Ford ESCAPE — 9 complaints per build across 124 builds.
10on this build
1080on the model
124builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedSteering 2Back Over Prevention 2Latches/locks/linkages 1Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Engine And Engine CoolingfireJun 2020
The contact owns a 2015 ford escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle white smoke was present coming from the exhaust pipes. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer bob moore ford (8948 s. I-35 service rd. Oklahoma city) who indicated that no coolant was…
Back Over PreventionOct 2025
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera failed to display a rearview image. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not…
Electrical SystemOct 2025
The back up camera cuts out randomly. Sometimes mid back up. It has been recalled for quite sometime and there is still no remedy available
EngineMay 2022
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, black smoke was coming from under the hood, and moments later the vehicle lost automotive power and stalled. After examining under the hood, the contact discovered oil was leaking…
Power TrainOct 2020
The contact owns a 2015 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift out of first gear. The contact shifted to manual mode and shifted into first gear however, the vehicle shifted hard. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMCU9G97FUC64615 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.