# NHTSA recall 20V550000

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: 20V550000
- Manufacturer's number: 20S49
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2020\-09\-10
- Owners notified: 2020\-09\-23
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 97
- Part numbers: JM5Z\-7P184\-B

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2019\-2020 Edge, Transit Connect and Lincoln MKX and 2020 Escape and Lincoln Corsair vehicles.  The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing or loose bolts.


## What can happen

Missing or loose bolts on the start stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission fluid leak and may progress to a loss of transmission function.  A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the start/stop accumulator, free of charge.  The recall began September 23, 2020.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 20S49.


## 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 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 97
- Reported remedied: 85 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 2, 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

- [2019 FORD EDGE](/makes/ford/edge/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 FORD EDGE](/makes/ford/edge/2020/recalls.md)
- [2020 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2020/recalls.md)
- [2019 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT](/makes/ford/transit-connect/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT](/makes/ford/transit-connect/2020/recalls.md)
- [2020 LINCOLN CORSAIR](/makes/lincoln/corsair/2020/recalls.md)
- [2019 LINCOLN NAUTILUS](/makes/lincoln/nautilus/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 LINCOLN NAUTILUS](/makes/lincoln/nautilus/2020/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB 23\-2308](/bulletins/10244711.md), 2023-11-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2169](/bulletins/10211708.md), 2022-05-12, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2147](/bulletins/10210497.md), 2022-04-26, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50548](/bulletins/10208828.md), 2022-03-08, Service bulletin
- [21B68](/bulletins/10205723.md), 2022-01-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2389](/bulletins/10203649.md), 2021-12-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2340](/bulletins/10202703.md), 2021-11-02, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50212](/bulletins/10202648.md), 2021-10-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM 49821](/bulletins/10194428.md), 2021-06-01, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2366](/bulletins/10181927.md), 2020-11-05, Service bulletin

## 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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