{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"21V869000","date":"2021-11-10","owner_notified":"2021-12-01","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling one 2021 Escape vehicle equipped with a 2.5L hybrid powertrain.  The high voltage battery may fail, resulting in a sudden loss of drive power.","consequence":"A sudden loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.","remedy":"A dealer will replace the high voltage battery, free of charge.  The owner notification letters were mailed December 1, 2021.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21S48.","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.nhtsa.gov.","mfr_campaign":"21S48","part_number":"LX68-10B759-R","units":1,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":3,"period_from":"2022-2","period_to":"2022-2","submitted":"2022-07-28","involved":1,"remedied":1,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":100,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2021,"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","vehicle_id":"2021_ford_escape","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/21V869000"}