# NHTSA recall 26V374000

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: 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-10\-08 to 2017\-01\-15.

## 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 17\-0032](/bulletins/10099081.md), 2017-05-15, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46011](/bulletins/10092555.md), 2017-02-22, 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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