Ford recall 23V380 (23S27): Ford Escape, Ford Maverick, Lincoln Corsair (2020 to 2023)

What the notice says today

The defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Escape, 2022-2023 Maverick, and 2021-2023 Corsair vehicles equipped with 2.5L HEV or PHEV engines. In the event of an engine failure, engine oil and fuel vapor may be released into the engine compartment and accumulate near ignition sources such as hot engine or exhaust components, possibly resulting in an engine compartment fire.

The consequence

An engine compartment fire increases the risk of injury.

The remedy

Owners are advised to park and shut off the engine as quickly as possible if they hear unexpected engine noises, notice a reduction in vehicle power, or see smoke. Dealers will replace the engine long-block in 2023 Escape and Corsair vehicles. For the other vehicles, dealers will update the powertrain control module software. If a connecting rod bearing failure is detected, dealers will replace the engine long-block. All inspections and repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 14, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S27. This recall expands and replaces recall number 22V-484. Vehicles previously repaired under 22V-484 will need to have the new remedy completed.

What it said before

Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We last read the wording of this campaign on 17 September 2026, and it matched the copy we already held.

That copy hashes to aa9ff9f4a26caaf3ba4ec8417b71e000…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.

This is one of 116 notices in the record whose component field names engine. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 50 days.

Last checked 17 September 2026. No change has been recorded in the wording.

The same recall in other countries

This campaign carries a manufacturer code that also appears in another country’s register, which means the same defect was recalled there too.

• Canada: Transport Canada recall 2023309, recorded 29 May 2023 (within a week of the American filing)
• European Union: Safety Gate alert A12/00784/24, published 29 March 2024, raised by Germany (the Commission’s own page) (10 months after the American filing)

Matched on 23S27, the manufacturer’s own number for this campaign, which is the only field the registers share. Exact match, nothing paired on brand and date. The two dates are adjacent instruments rather than the same one, so a difference of a day or two means nothing.

How often the two countries file on the same day · The European alerts

The models named here, across their whole recall history

• Ford Escape recalls: 78 US campaigns
• Ford Maverick recalls: 45 US campaigns
• Lincoln Corsair recalls: 36 US campaigns

The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.