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title: "FORD ESCAPE (2020) - Recall 22V331000 — NHTSA record 213877 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Escape and 2021 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with 2.5L hybrid powertrains. Insufficient welds inside th"
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# FORD ESCAPE (2020) - Recall 22V331000 — NHTSA record 213877

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date May 13, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: FORD ESCAPE (2020) - Recall 22V331000
- **Reason**: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Escape and 2021 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with 2.5L hybrid powertrains. Insufficient welds inside the high voltage battery may fail, resulting in a loss of drive power. A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Ford Motor Company
- **Quantity**: 27
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 213877

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V331000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: FORD ESCAPE; model year 2020. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: May 13, 2022
- **Owner notification**: Aug 8, 2022
- **Record created**: May 13, 2022

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will replace the high voltage battery, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on July 12, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed August 8, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S33.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V331000)

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