26V117000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Windshield wipers that fail to operate properly can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
2020 FORD ESCAPE
23 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 2,071 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns23
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints2,071
Complaints citing a crash32
Complaints citing a fire9
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 23
26V123000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
An incorrectly displayed rearview image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
25V829000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
A detached liftgate hinge cover can create a distraction or a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
25V693000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
Reduced brake function can require the driver to apply more brake pedal force, and the distance required to stop the vehicle may be extended, increasing the risk of a crash.
25V685000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
25V467000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 493STRUCTURE:BODY
- 299UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 218POWER TRAIN
- 147ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 112FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 110ENGINE
- 89STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
- 71FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 FORD ESCAPEs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.