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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.
1FMCU9GD2HU••••••2017 Ford ESCAPE
That is about average for the 2017 Ford ESCAPE — 23 complaints per build across 113 builds.
37on this build
2648on the model
113builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedEngine 21Engine And Engine Cooling 7Power Train 6Seat Belts 1
What owners of this build wrote
Seat BeltscrashSep 2018
We were involved in a car accident on a highway when I was making a left turn and a car came up and hit the left front wheel well and ending up tearing off the front of the car. As our car came to a stop the driver's side seat belt kept tightening and my abdomen started to be…
EngineOct 2026
My 2017 Ford Escape was diagnosed with a coolant intrusion. Apparently the only way to fix this is replacing the engine block for more than the car is worth (~$10,000). The car only has 70,000 miles on it. It is available for inspection upon request. This problem has been…
Power TrainJul 2026
The 4th cylinder started misfiring due to a coolant leak, which is being caused due to the known engine design flaw with the Ford EcoBoost engines. My local mechanic diagnosed the problem and said that the car needs a new engine
Air BagsDec 2025
Passenger side dash is seperating round the airbag area
Exterior LightingSep 2025
All 4 tail lights are filled with water, therefore they stopped working due to corrosion. I had to replace all 4 or I couldn't get my car to pass inspection. No warnings or anything telling me my brake lights have failed. This is a huge problem in the 2017 Ford Escape SE!
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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 1FMCU9GD2HUD25764 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.