2 recalls covering model years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
On these Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid vehicles, a manufacturing defect in one or more high voltage battery cells may cause an internal short circuit and battery failure.
Ford is recalling certain Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid vehicles. One or more of the cells inside the high voltage battery may have been built with a defect. That defect can cause a short circuit inside the battery, and the battery can then fail. Dealers will update two control units, the ones that manage the battery and the hybrid system. Vehicles fixed under an earlier recall still need this new repair done.
Recalls and NHTSA owner complaints for each model year, side by side. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and better-selling or older years naturally collect more — read this as a record, not a ranking.
| Model year | Recalls | High / critical | Do-not-drive / park-outside | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls covering the 2020–2026 Ford Escape Phev. 2 of them are rated high or critical on this site. The most recent is "Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair Hybrid Battery Defect" (NHTSA campaign 26V091000), reported Feb 17, 2026.
The 2022 Ford Escape Phev has the most, with 2 recalls. The 2020 model year has the fewest of the years we cover, with 1. Newer model years have had less time to collect recalls, so a low count on a recent year is not a guarantee.
No. None of the 2 Ford Escape Phev recalls on file carries a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory from NHTSA.
Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A recall often applies to only some vehicles of a model year, and the VIN lookup shows the ones still unrepaired on your car. Recall repairs are free at any franchised Ford dealer, including for second owners.
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: