# NHTSA recall 22V331000

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: 22V331000
- Manufacturer's number: 22S33
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2022\-05\-13
- Owners notified: 2022\-08\-08
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- Units potentially affected: 27
- Part numbers: LX68\-10B759\-R

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

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


## The remedy

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.


## 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: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 27
- Reported remedied: 6 \(22%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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

- [2020 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 LINCOLN CORSAIR](/makes/lincoln/corsair/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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