NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Ford Escape Phev Recalls
The 2021 Ford Escape Phev has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 14, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Ford Escape Phev. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
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On a 2021 Ford Escape Phev, 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 Phev
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 25V789000
- Reported
- November 14, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,558
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022–2024 Escape Phev, 1 other model
2021 Ford Escape Phev complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape Phev, the newest on August 24, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape Phev, the component group named most often is the electrical system (36%), followed by the engine (36%) and the power train (14%).
The 2021 Ford Escape Phev's only recall also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System8
- Engine8
- Power Train3
- Service Brakes2
- Structure2
- Air Bags1
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape Phev peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 7. 68% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 22 complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape Phev are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Escape Phev by model year
Other 2021 Ford models
Newest record on this page: August 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted