2020 Ford Escape defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2020 Ford Escape. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Failed Door Check Arm Attachment Point
  Preliminary Evaluation PE23013 · opened Jul 7, 2023 · closed Jan 24, 2024

  On July 7, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE23-013 to investigate instances of check arm bracket failure in the front doors in model year (MY) 2020-2021 Ford Escape vehicles. At the time of opening, ODI received 118 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging this failure. To date, ODI has rece…

• Rearview Camera FMVSS 111 Noncompliance
  Recall Query RQ21002 · opened Aug 3, 2021 · still open

  On September 23, 2020, Ford Motor Company (Ford) filed a noncompliance recall report under 49 CFR Part 573 (NHTSA Recall No. 20V-575), recalling 620,246 Model Year (MY) 2020 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Explorer, Mustang, Transit, Expedition, Escape, Ranger and Edge, and Lincoln Nautilus and Corsair vehicles…