NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Ford Escape Recalls
The 2020 Ford Escape has 23 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 3, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Ford Escape. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 23
- Owner complaints
- 1,615
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Ford Escape, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
23 recalls on the 2020 Ford Escape
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 26V117000
- Reported
- March 3, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 604,533
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Escape, 3 other models
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 26V123000
- Reported
- March 3, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 889,950
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Escape, 3 other models
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 25V829000
- Reported
- December 1, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108,762
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Escape
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 25V685000
- Reported
- October 10, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Escape, 8 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads
- Campaign
- 25V693000
- Reported
- October 10, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,451
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Ford Escape
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system
- Campaign
- 25V467000
- Reported
- July 11, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 694,271
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Escape, 1 other model
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V442000
- Reported
- June 27, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,237
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Escape, 19 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 25V345000
- Reported
- May 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,809
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2023 Escape, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system
- Campaign
- 25V165000
- Reported
- March 14, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,576
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Escape, 1 other model
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery: management system/energy control module (bms/becm)
- Campaign
- 24V954000
- Reported
- December 20, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,484
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2024 Escape, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 24V852000
- Reported
- November 8, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,678
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2024 Escape, 6 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 24V330000
- Reported
- May 10, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,312
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Escape, 2 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 23V380000
- Reported
- May 26, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 125,322
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2023 Escape, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system
- Campaign
- 22V859000
- Reported
- November 18, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 521,746
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2023 Escape, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 22V484000
- Reported
- July 7, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,689
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Escape, 2 other models
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 22V331000
- Reported
- May 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication
- Campaign
- 22V191000
- Reported
- March 25, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 345,451
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Escape, 1 other model
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 21V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 147
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Electrical system: body control module/bcm
- Campaign
- 20V635000
- Reported
- October 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 689
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Ford Escape
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V575000
- Reported
- September 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 620,246
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 20V550000
- Reported
- September 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 97
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 20V415000
- Reported
- July 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 19V633000
- Reported
- August 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 639,137
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
2020 Ford Escape complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,615 owner complaints about the 2020 Ford Escape, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (1%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 28 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Ford Escape, the component group named most often is the structure (41%), followed by the power train (15%) and the electrical system (10%).
1 of the 2020 Ford Escape's 23 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2020 Ford Escape owners gave the mileage (389 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure670
- Unknown Or Other308
- Power Train243
- Electrical System160
- Engine122
- Fuel System, Gasoline121
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40 | |
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 570 | |
| 2024 | 399 | |
| 2025 | 291 | |
| 2026 | 217 |
Complaints about the 2020 Ford Escape peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 570. 44% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Ford Escape drew 4.4× the complaints of the median Ford Escape year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2020 one of the Ford Escape years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,615 complaints about the 2020 Ford Escape are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Escape by model year
Other 2020 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted