# NHTSA recall 21V869000

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: 21V869000
- Manufacturer's number: 21S48
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-11\-10
- Owners notified: 2021\-12\-01
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 1
- Part numbers: LX68\-10B759\-R

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling one 2021 Escape vehicle equipped with a 2.5L hybrid powertrain.  The high voltage battery may fail, resulting in a sudden loss of drive power.


## What can happen

A sudden loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

A dealer will replace the high voltage battery, free of charge.  The owner notification letters were mailed December 1, 2021.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21S48.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 3, for 2022 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2022\-07\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1
- Reported remedied: 1 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 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

- [2021 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2021/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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