NHTSA recall 26V374000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 26V374000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 26C29 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2026-06-09 |
| Owners notified | 2026-07-22 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS |
| Units potentially affected | 18124 |
| Part numbers | F1ET-14B32-AE, F1ET-14B33-AE/BE, F1ET-14B531-AE/BE |
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Escape vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 16V617. The power-operated windows may exert excessive force when encountering an object, before they automatically reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."
What can happen
A closing window that does not reverse direction as expected can pinch a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will update the power window operating system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 22, 2026. Owners may contact customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26C29. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 6, 2026.
| 2017 FORD ESCAPE | Built 2015-10-08 to 2017-01-15. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB 17-0032 | 2017-05-15. Service bulletin. SOME 2017 ESCAPE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ONE TOUCH OPEN ON THE DRIVERS WINDOW ONLY AND BUILT ON OR BEFORE 29-JUL-2016 MAY EXHIBIT INOPERATIVE FRONT POWER WINDOWS DUE TO AN OPEN FUSE 15 IN THE RJB. FUSE 15 IN THE RJB MAY OPEN IF THE FRONT WINDOWS ARE OPERATED AT THE SAME TIME AND THE SWITCHES ARE HELD AT THE STOPS. THIS MAY OCCUR IN COLDER WEATHER DUE TO INCREASED CURRENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE MOTORS. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. |
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| SSM 46011 | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. SOME 2015-2017 FOCUS/C-MAX/ESCAPE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ONE TOUCH UP FEATURE. THE 2016-2017 WORKSHOP MANUAL SECTION 501-11 WAS UPDATED 8/2016 WITH REVISED DIAGNOSTICS, THE 2015 WSM UPDATES WILL FOLLOW LATER. REFER TO THE 2016-2017 WSM REVISED DIAGNOSTICS FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS: ONE-TOUCH UP FEATURE IS INOPERATIVE, WINDOW DOOR GLASS DOES NOT TRAVEL FULLY TO EITHER OPEN/CLOSED POSITION,AND WINDOW BOUNCES BACK CONCERNS. AT THE BEGINNING OF PINPOINT TEST E, CARRY OUT THE INITIALIZATION PROCEDURE ON THE SUSPECT POWER WINDOW, BEFORE CONTINUING THE PINPOINT TEST. REFER TO: POWER DOOR WINDOW INITIALIZATION - VEHICLES WITH: ONE-TOUCH OPEN AND CLOSE FRONT WINDOWS (501-11 GLASS, FRAMES AND MECHANISMS, GENERAL PROCEDURES). |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.