{"nhtsa_id":11024525,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2025-10-28","date":"2025-10-21","document_id":"SSM 54312","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2020-2026 Escape and 2021-2026 Corsair PHEV vehicles may require inspection of the high voltage battery due to rust, scratches, curb strikes, road debris, or other minor damage. Section 414-03A of the Workshop Manual (WSM) has recently been updated to improve diagnostics for such damage and provides a list of low-level serviceable components for instances where replacement of the high voltage battery assembly is not warranted. Refer to WSM, Section 414-03A High Voltage Battery, Mounting and Cables > Diagnosis and Testing > High Voltage Battery Minor Damage Inspection. The Ford New Vehicle Limited Warranty covers manufacturing defects resulting from a defect in factory supplied materials or workmanship. Please refer to the Warranty section WHAT IS NOT COVERED, which includes curb strikes and accidents.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11024525-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11024525-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11024525","components":[{"id":"fuel-system","name":"Fuel system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","year_from":2020,"year_to":2026,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_escape","2021_ford_escape","2022_ford_escape","2023_ford_escape","2024_ford_escape","2025_ford_escape","2026_ford_escape"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"CORSAIR PHEV","year_from":2021,"year_to":2026,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2021_lincoln_corsair","2022_lincoln_corsair","2023_lincoln_corsair","2024_lincoln_corsair","2025_lincoln_corsair","2026_lincoln_corsair"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}