Everything NHTSA's vPIC database knows about this exact vehicle:
Decoding from NHTSA…
Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
The decode above is what this vehicle is. For what it's been through — accidents, title brands, odometer, theft/total-loss and previous owners — pull a full history report.
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.
1FMCU9GXXEU••••••2014 Ford ESCAPE
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2014 Ford ESCAPE build (34 vs 15).
34on this build
1999on the model
131builds in total
2involved a fire
3injuries
Most reportedEngine 20Power Train 10Engine And Engine Cooling 2Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireJan 2020
Driving down road. Car said engine failure pulled over poped the hood and engine caught on fire and car burned total loss
Unknown Or OtherfireOct 2018
While driving uphill on I-80 on a cool day in october, speed limit 65mph, out of no where, my 2014 escape illuminated the check engine light, immediately followed by an "engine temp high, please stop safely" on the screen. I had never seen either of these warnings before so I…
Engine And Engine CoolingMay 2025
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine. The contact stated that the check…
Power TrainDec 2023
Coolant circulation as part of recall 17S09. Not sure if my car was affected but it’s not right. We have change coolant bottle and coolant seems to be going somewhere and can’t figure out if my car was with this recall. Also already had to rebuild transmission. It was destroyed.…
EngineJul 2024
While driving at highway speeds, the engine began to miss resulting in a sudden loss of power that forced me to pull over. I had the vehicle towed to a garage where they found the code for a misfire in cylinder 4. When they looked in cylinder 4, they found coolant intrusion and…
Read all 34 complaints on this exact buildFull text, search by keyword, and the systems that fail most on cars built like yours.Unlock with Pro →
Owner complaints…
Now the whole model — all 131 builds of it, not just this build. Same NHTSA reports, wider net:
Loading owner complaints…
PRO
Upgrade to Pro
You know what it is. Find out what it's worth.
Exact value for this VIN, adjusted for mileage
The original window sticker and factory options
Full research report as a PDF you can hand to a mechanic
Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMCU9GXXEUB56700 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.