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2026 Ford Escape recall records

2026 Ford Escape — model year: 2026; make: Ford; model: Escape; recall count: 2; recall campaign numbers: ["25V862000","26V301000"]; recalls: [{"campaign_number":"25V862000","report_received_date":"12/12/2025","component":"SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Corsair and Escape vehicles. The seat belt retractors for the left and right rear passenger seats may not be securely fastened.","consequence":"An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and secure, or replace the seat belt retractor bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 26, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C68. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 15, 2025.","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","park_it":null,"park_outside":null},{"campaign_number":"26V301000","report_received_date":"12/05/2026","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026 Escape and Lincoln Corsair vehicles. The integrated park module may fail to lock into the park position when the driver shifts into park. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, \"Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention.\"","consequence":"A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"The Secondary On Board Diagnostic Module C (SOBDMC) software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed June 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, anticipated in August 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C69. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 15, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V863.","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","park_it":null,"park_outside":null}]; official source: nhtsa_recalls; nhtsa api endpoint: https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/recallsByVehicle.

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Recall readout

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Not VIN-specific

Source-backed recall lookup for the 2026 Ford Escape returns 2 campaign records from NHTSA. The listed campaigns cover rear seat belt retractor hardware and the automatic transmission park pawl system. This is a year, make, and model lookup; it is not VIN-specific and does not confirm repair status.

Rear seat belt retractors

Campaign 25V862000 lists rear seat belt retractor hardware for the left and right rear passenger seats.

Park pawl / park function

Campaign 26V301000 lists the automatic transmission park pawl system and notes the integrated park module may not lock into park.

Verification gaps

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Model year

2026

Make

Ford

Model

Escape

Campaigns

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2 source rows

Component breakdown

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR: 1 campaign · 25V862000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL: 1 campaign · 26V301000

Source field coverage

Remedy supplied 2 / 2: NHTSA remedy field present
Consequence supplied 2 / 2: NHTSA consequence field present
Dealer repair mentioned 2 / 2: Derived only from remedy text
Owner notification mentioned 1 / 2: Derived only from remedy text
Park guidance returned by NHTSA 0 / 2: Park-it or park-outside source flag present

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Campaign comparison

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Campaign	Component	Report date	Manufacturer	Park guidance	Source fields
25V862000	SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR	Dec 12, 2025	Ford Motor Company	Park it: Not supplied Park outside: Not supplied	Summary: supplied Consequence: supplied Remedy: supplied
26V301000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL	Dec 5, 2026	Ford Motor Company	Park it: Not supplied Park outside: Not supplied	Summary: supplied Consequence: supplied Remedy: supplied

Recall timeline

Dec 5, 2026

Campaign 26V301000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL
Dec 12, 2025

Campaign 25V862000

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR

Source coverage

Lookup type: Year, make, and model
Official source: NHTSA recalls
Recall count: 2
Campaign detail rows: 2
Campaign numbers: 25V862000, 26V301000
Last checked: Jun 27, 2026
Fact age: 1 day old
VIN status: VIN check required

Campaign numbers

25V86200026V301000

Campaign details

Details returned by the last observed NHTSA lookup.

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR

Campaign 25V862000 · Received Dec 12, 2025

Park it: Not supplied Park outside: Not supplied

Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Corsair and Escape vehicles. The seat belt retractors for the left and right rear passenger seats may not be securely fastened.
Consequence: An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and secure, or replace the seat belt retractor bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 26, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C68. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 15, 2025.

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL

Campaign 26V301000 · Received Dec 5, 2026

Park it: Not supplied Park outside: Not supplied

Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026 Escape and Lincoln Corsair vehicles. The integrated park module may fail to lock into the park position when the driver shifts into park. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Consequence: A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: The Secondary On Board Diagnostic Module C (SOBDMC) software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed June 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, anticipated in August 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C69. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 15, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V863.

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

Recall questions

Answers based on the current NHTSA year, make, and model lookup.

Not VIN-specific

Does 2026 Ford Escape have recall campaigns?: Yes. The last observed NHTSA year, make, and model lookup returned 2 recall campaigns.
Which campaign numbers were found?: 25V862000, 26V301000
Does this verify a specific VIN?: No. This does not verify whether a specific VIN is affected or repaired.
Where should this be verified?: Use the official NHTSA VIN lookup or dealer service records before making a repair, purchase, or ownership decision. The source link on this page opens the official year, make, and model lookup used for this page.
When was this checked?: Jun 27, 2026 These NHTSA facts are 1 day old.

What this page cannot confirm

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