NHTSA Safety Recalls
Ford Escape Phev Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Ford Escape Phev, across 6 model years from 2020 to 2025. The 2024 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 2
- Most recalls
- 2024
- Owner complaints
- 128
2020–2025, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 128 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Escape Phev across 7 model years; the most, 79, concern the 2022.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Ford Escape Phev complaints (2%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Ford Escape Phev model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 50 complaints), then the engine (46).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford Escape Phev in 2024: 35, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Ford Escape Phev is electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery, in 9 model-year listings.
The newest Ford Escape Phev recall, 26V091000, was reported on February 17, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery.
Ford Escape Phev years to avoid
Too few Ford Escape Phev model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford Escape Phev years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Ford Escape Phev
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY9
Ford Escape Phev model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Ford Escape Phev recall campaign (2)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V091000February 17, 2026 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery | 2022–2025 | crash and fire | 25,237 |
| 25V789000November 14, 2025 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery | 2020–2024 | crash and fire | 20,558 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford Escape Phev. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted