# NHTSA recall 20V415000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 20V415000
- Manufacturer's number: 20S35
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2020\-07\-17
- Owners notified: 2021\-01\-11
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 68
- Part numbers: LK41 14042D95 CA, LK41 14042D95 DA, CK41 14042D94 DB, CK41 14042D94 CB, LJ6B\-S042D94\-AG, LJ6B\-S042D95\-AG

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2020 Escape and Transit vehicles.  The affected vehicles may have an improperly crimped diffuser in the side curtain air bags which may result in the diffuser detaching from the inflator in the event of an air bag deployment.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, if the diffuser detaches from the inflator during air bag deployment, the curtain air bag may not inflate properly, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side curtain air bag modules, free of charge.  An interim letter notifying owners of the safety risk was mailed August 3, 2020.  The recall began January 11, 2021.  Owners may contact Ford's customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 20S35.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-12
- Vehicles in the campaign: 68
- Reported remedied: 56 \(82%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2020/recalls.md)
- [2020 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2020/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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