NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Ford Escape Recalls
The 2021 Ford Escape has 19 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 3, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Ford Escape. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 19
- Owner complaints
- 351
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Ford Escape, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
19 recalls on the 2021 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 2020, 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 2020, 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 2020, 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 2020, 2022 Escape, 8 other models
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 2020, 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 2020, 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 2020, 2022–2023 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 2020, 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 2020, 2022–2024 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 2020, 2022–2024 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 2020, 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 2020, 2022–2023 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 2020, 2022–2023 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 2020, 2022 Escape, 2 other models
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 2020, 2022 Escape, 1 other model
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 22V149000
- Reported
- March 11, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Escape, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 21V922000
- Reported
- November 23, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 114,666
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Escape, 1 other model
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 21V869000
- Reported
- November 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ford Escape
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module
- Campaign
- 21V625000
- Reported
- August 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,773
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2021 Ford Escape complaints by year
NHTSA has received 351 owner complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (3%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape, the component group named most often is the structure (26%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (13%) and the power train (13%).
1 of the 2021 Ford Escape's 19 recalls also concerns the structure.
Where 2021 Ford Escape owners gave the mileage (75 complaints), the median was 39,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure92
- Unknown Or Other59
- Fuel System, Gasoline45
- Power Train45
- Engine44
- Service Brakes40
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 79 | |
| 2024 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 70 | |
| 2026 | 104 |
Complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 104. 50% 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 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Ford Escape year in the same window: 12th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 351 complaints about the 2021 Ford Escape are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2021 Ford Escape crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2021 Ford Escape: SUV AWD and SUV FWD.
For the 2021 Ford Escape, NHTSA lists electronic stability control and lane departure warning as standard and forward collision warning as an option. Among 82 other 2021 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 65% had forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2021 Ford Escape rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 16.9% (4 stars); the SUV AWD is higher, 17.4%. That is tied for the lowest of the 20 Escape years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (16.9%–20.9%). Of 81 other 2021 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 55 (68%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 15.6%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 15420, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2021 Ford Escape: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Ford Escape by model year
Other 2021 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted