{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 25V789 (25SC4): Ford Escape PHEV, Lincoln Corsair PHEV (2020 to 2024)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v789/",
  "summary": "Remedy reworded 9 Sep 2026. Recall 25V789 (Ford): Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Battery failure can also increase the risk of a f...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escape Phev, Lincoln Corsair Phev, model years 2020 to 2024. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 14 November 2025. 20,558 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Ford Escape and 2021-2024 Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid vehicles. A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 25SC4. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V789 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. Owners of this vehicle were written to on 4 September 2026. The remedy was reworded on 9 September 2026, 5 days later, so the letter described the earlier version. Read both versions. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Battery failure can also increase the risk of a fire.” 25V789 Ford Motor Company Electrical System:Propulsion System:Traction Ba",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:03:43+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-09T10:50:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 25V789 (25SC4): Ford Escape PHEV, Lincoln Corsair PHEV (2020 to 2024)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v789/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}