The 2021 Ford Escape Phev has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 20,558 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Ford Escape and 2021-2024 Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid vehicles. A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure.
Consequence
Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Battery failure can also increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
The remedy is currently under development. Owners are advised to only use "Auto EV" mode and will be instructed by mail to limit the maximum charge of the battery until the remedy has been completed. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, and instructions to limit the maximum charge of the battery were…
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
ENGINE
8
1crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
SEAT BELTS
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
Total complaints28
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2021 ford escape. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v954000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount…”
“The contact owns a 2021 ford escape. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v954000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer was contacted. The dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the…”
“The contact owns aâ 2021 ford escape. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number:â 24v954000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
“The contact owns a 2021 ford escape. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v954000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
“The contact owns a 2021 ford escape. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v954000 (electrical system). The contact stated that while pulling out of the driveway, the message "stop safely now" was displayed, and the vehicle inadvertently shifted into park(p) and failed to…”
“The contact owns a 2021 ford escape. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v954000 (electrical system). The contact stated that while pulling out of the driveway, the message "stop safely now" was displayed, and the vehicle inadvertently shifted into park(p) and failed to…”
“The contact owned a 2021 ford escape. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph and attempting to slow the vehicle, he became dizzy then suddenly fainted, and as a result, he briefly lost control of the vehicle and came to a complete stop after colliding with the curb. Just prior to…”
“Our 2021 ford escape has "intelligent" adaptive cruise control. It has the capacity to adjust our car speed based on the highway speed limit signs it encounters. It reads all speed correctly but it also reads "black and white, square, numeric, county road signs as speed signs. This is dangerous as…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2021 Ford Escape Phev as of
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