NHTSA Safety Recalls
2022 Ford Escape Recalls
The 2022 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 2022 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
- 236
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2022 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 2022 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 2020–2021 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 2020–2021 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 2020–2021 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 2020–2021 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 2020–2021 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 2020–2021 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 2020–2021, 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 2020–2021 Escape, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 25V133000
- Reported
- February 28, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
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 2020–2021, 2023–2024 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 2020–2021, 2023–2024 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 2020–2021 Escape, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system
- Campaign
- 24V187000
- Reported
- March 8, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,652
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine
- Campaign
- 23V380000
- Reported
- May 26, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 125,322
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021, 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 2020–2021, 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 2020–2021 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 2020–2021 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 2021 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 2021 Escape, 1 other model
2022 Ford Escape complaints by year
NHTSA has received 236 owner complaints about the 2022 Ford Escape, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2022 Ford Escape, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (27%), followed by the engine (14%) and the service brakes (14%).
4 of the 2022 Ford Escape's 19 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2022 Ford Escape owners gave the mileage (64 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline63
- Engine33
- Service Brakes33
- Power Train31
- Unknown Or Other25
- Fuel/Propulsion System24
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 42 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 63 | |
| 2026 | 74 |
Complaints about the 2022 Ford Escape peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 74. 69% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 Ford Escape drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Ford Escape year in the same window: 18th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 236 complaints about the 2022 Ford Escape are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Escape by model year
Other 2022 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted