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2008 Ford Escape airbags problems

The 2008 Ford Escape has 31 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 1% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

31

Airbags complaints

1%

Share of year

16

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Escape airbags complaints by model year80 complaints2000: 1 complaints2001: 67 complaints2002: 80 complaints2003: 62 complaints2004: 45 complaints2005: 35 complaints2006: 18 complaints2007: 12 complaints2008: 31 complaints2009: 14 complaints2010: 14 complaints2011: 26 complaints2012: 24 complaints2013: 54 complaints2014: 32 complaints2015: 16 complaints2016: 23 complaints2017: 20 complaints2018: 9 complaints2019: 10 complaints2020: 11 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 4 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 5 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Escape airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2008 Ford Escape have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 2008 Ford Escape airbags — 1% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.