2025 Ford Escape: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the 2025 Ford Escape. The newest campaign is 26V122000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Mar 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control / Gas Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve). NHTSA has 26 complaints on file for this model year. The Ford Escape has 27 model years on the register. 7 of them have more recall campaigns than the 2025 Ford Escape. Complaints about this model year, by the year NHTSA received them: none in 2024 and 7 in 2025. For complaints about all vehicles, the count rose by 9.7%, from 67,371 in 2024 to 73,903 in 2025.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
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Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V122000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the EGR valves, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 31, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S10. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 4, 2026.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
9 campaigns, newest first. 169,567 units in total.
- 26V122000Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control / Gas Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve)
- 25V862000Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Retractor
- 25V829000Structure / Body / Hatchback/Liftgate / Hinge and Attachments
- 25V787000Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- 25V372000Engine
- 25V343000Equipment / Electrical / Engine Block Heater
- 25V161000Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
- 25V049000Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
- 24V850000Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
26V122000Received . 47,804 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control / Gas Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ranger, Lincoln Nautilus, Mustang, Maverick, Explorer, Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Bronco Sport, and Bronco vehicles. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve may fail, resulting in an unexpected loss of drive power.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the EGR valves, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 31, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S10. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 4, 2026.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 26S10. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V862000Received . 780 units.
Seat Belts / Rear/Other / Retractor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Corsair and Escape vehicles. The seat belt retractors for the left and right rear passenger seats may not be securely fastened.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and secure, or replace the seat belt retractor bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 26, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C68. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 15, 2025.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25C68. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V829000Received . 108,762 units.
Structure / Body / Hatchback/Liftgate / Hinge and Attachments
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Escape and 2025 Escape vehicles. The liftgate hinge covers may not be properly secured and detach from the vehicle.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A detached liftgate hinge cover can create a distraction or a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and reinstall, or replace any missing liftgate hinge covers as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 3, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SD6. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 3, 2025.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25SD6. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V787000Received . 2 units.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Maverick and Escape vehicles. The cover for the electric brake booster's ECU may cause the printed circuit board to overheat and result in a loss of vehicle stability control systems (anti-lock braking, electronic stability control, and traction control) or a loss of brake power assist.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Loss of vehicle stability control or brake power assist can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the electric brake booster, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 28, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SC6. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 17, 2025.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25SC6. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V372000Received . 404 units.
Engine
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Escape, and 2025 Bronco Sport vehicles. The cylinder head may have been improperly manufactured, which can cause the ball plugs to fail, resulting in an oil leak.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An oil leak can result in loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, an oil leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the cylinder head assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 8, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S61.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25S61. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V343000Received . 6,781 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Engine Block Heater
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2023-2025 Escape, 2023 Lincoln Corsair, 2025 Lincoln Corsair, Maverick, and Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L MPC engine and an engine block heater. The engine block heater may overheat when the vehicle is parked with the block heater plugged in.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the block heater element and inspect the electrical cord, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug coupled, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S52.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25S52. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V161000Received . 4,721 units.
Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Escape vehicles. The rearview camera may incorrectly display an inverted image when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inverted rearview camera image will not accurately display what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 28, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C08.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25C08. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V049000Received . 298 units.
Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Bronco Sport, Escape, and Lincoln Corsair vehicles. The Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) may not illuminate at startup or while driving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays" and 102, "Transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect" as well as FMVSS numbers 126, 108, 135, 138, 208, and 305.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the instrument panel cluster, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C02.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25C02. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
24V850000Received . 15 units.
Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Escape vehicles. The passenger side instrument panel cover may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
During air bag deployment, the air bag cover may break and project fragments into the vehicle, or the air bag may deploy improperly, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the passenger side instrument panel cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 18, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C38.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 24C38. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
26 complaints, 44 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 7 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 6 |
| Engine | 5 |
| Unknown or Other | 5 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 4 |
| Power Train | 3 |
| Lane Departure | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 Oct 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2025 Ford EscapeThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2025 Ford Escape: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/escape/2025/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 3 Nov 2026
- Complaint file through
- 5 Nov 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Ford Motor Company
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2025 Ford Escape?
- 169,567 units in 9 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford Escape have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 95 recall campaigns for the Ford Escape, model years 2000 to 2026. 9 of them name the 2025 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2025 Ford Escape name most often?
- Electrical System: 7 of 44 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2025 Ford Escape open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.