# NHTSA recall 25V881000

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: 25V881000
- Manufacturer's number: 24S33
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-12\-18
- Owners notified: 2026\-02\-12
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 87
- Part numbers: RZ6A\-14C204\-BC, PZ6A\-14C204\-JF, NZ6A\-14C204\-ZE, NZ6A\-14C204\-AAE, LX6A\-14C204\-ELV

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2022\-2024 Maverick Hybrid and 2020 Escape Hybrid vehicles. The Hybrid Powertrain Control Module \(HPCM\) software may cause the vehicle to shift into neutral unexpectedly, causing a loss of drive power.


## What can happen

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


## The remedy

Dealers will update the HPCM software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 12, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S33. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 15, 2026. This is an expansion of Recalls 24V330 \(24S33\) and 25V133 \(25S16\).


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 87
- Reported remedied: 54 \(62%\)
- 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 HYBRID](/makes/ford/escape/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-11\-06 to 2022\-12\-15. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 FORD MAVERICK HYBRID](/makes/ford/maverick/2022/recalls.md). Built from 2021\-03\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2023 FORD MAVERICK HYBRID](/makes/ford/maverick/2023/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2024 FORD MAVERICK HYBRID](/makes/ford/maverick/2024/recalls.md). Built to 2024\-04\-04. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SANVol 2 Issue 1](/bulletins/10249790.md), 2024-02-06, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2315](/bulletins/10244716.md), 2023-11-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2308](/bulletins/10244711.md), 2023-11-02, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51921](/bulletins/10243534.md), 2023-10-04, Service bulletin
- [23P18](/bulletins/10243427.md), 2023-10-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2248](/bulletins/10240574.md), 2023-08-10, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2209](/bulletins/10238445.md), 2023-07-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2193](/bulletins/10238286.md), 2023-06-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51613](/bulletins/10236032.md), 2023-05-16, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50973](/bulletins/10216960.md), 2022-08-02, 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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