NHTSA Campaign 26V374000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NHTSA campaign 26V374000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: power window devices and controls. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 26V374000 with NHTSA on June 9, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 26V374000, NHTSA lists up to 18,124 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 8, 2015 and January 15, 2017.
The 26V374000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 26V374000 were scheduled from July 22, 2026, 43 days after the report.
26V374000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V374000 ranks 265 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 26V374000, Ford Motor Company has 31 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 26V374000 was 26V204000, reported on March 31, 2026.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Escape vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 16V617. The power-operated windows may exert excessive force when encountering an object, before they automatically reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."
- The risk
- A closing window that does not reverse direction as expected can pinch a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will update the power window operating system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 22, 2026. Owners may contact customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26C29. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 6, 2026.
Reported June 9, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V374000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V374000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted