NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Ford Escape Hybrid Recalls
The 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 24, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 124
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 22V109000
- Reported
- February 24, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 155
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid
2021 Ford Escape Hybrid complaints by year
NHTSA has received 124 owner complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid, the newest on October 6, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid, the component group named most often is the engine (29%), followed by the structure (26%) and the electrical system (19%).
The 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 36,702 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine36
- Structure32
- Electrical System23
- Unknown Or Other17
- Power Train14
- Fuel/Propulsion System9
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 37 | |
| 2024 | 39 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 11 |
Complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 39. 80% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid drew 2.2× the complaints of the median Ford Escape Hybrid year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the Ford Escape Hybrid years to avoid by our method.
The 124 complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2021 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted