{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"20V550000","date":"2020-09-10","owner_notified":"2020-09-23","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Edge, Transit Connect and Lincoln MKX and 2020 Escape and Lincoln Corsair vehicles.  The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing or loose bolts.","consequence":"Missing or loose bolts on the start stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission fluid leak and may progress to a loss of transmission function.  A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the start/stop accumulator, free of charge.  The recall began September 23, 2020.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 20S49.","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.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":"20S49","part_number":"JM5Z-7P184-B","units":97,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":3,"period_from":"2024-3","period_to":"2025-2","submitted":"2025-07-29","involved":97,"remedied":85,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":87,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2019,"make":"FORD","model":"EDGE","vehicle_id":"2019_ford_edge","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2020,"make":"FORD","model":"EDGE","vehicle_id":"2020_ford_edge","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2020,"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","vehicle_id":"2020_ford_escape","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2019,"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT CONNECT","vehicle_id":"2019_ford_transit-connect","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2020,"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT CONNECT","vehicle_id":"2020_ford_transit-connect","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2020,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"CORSAIR","vehicle_id":"2020_lincoln_corsair","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2019,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"NAUTILUS","vehicle_id":"2019_lincoln_nautilus","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2020,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"NAUTILUS","vehicle_id":"2020_lincoln_nautilus","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/20V550000"}