National Escort III Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the National Escort III (1988–1989).

Pick your National Escort III model year

• 1988
• 1989

All National Escort III recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a National Escort III, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Pedals and linkages (service brakes)

   NHTSA 91V045000 Reported March 21, 1991 64 vehicles potentially affected NATIONAL COACH CORP.

   Brake pedal travel beyond half the distance to the floor is impaired due to the mounting of a murphy throttle interlock solenoid between the brake pedal shaft and floorboard.

   Remedy: Reposition murphy throttle interlock solenoid away from any possible interference with brake pedal travel.

   Model years: 1988, 1989

Other National models

• Dolphin2 complaints
• Escort1 complaints
• National1 complaints
• Commuter van0 complaints
• Dolphin 32-D0 complaints
• E3500 complaints
• Limousine0 complaints
• National Motor0 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.