Recall Alert: 2022-2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid, 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid

by Tim Healey

Published: December 23rd, 2025

recall alert 2022 2024 ford maverick hybrid 2020 ford escape hybrid

Today we have a very small recall involving the Ford Maverick Hybrid and Ford Escape Hybrid.

Ford is recalling 87 hybrid vehicles, including certain 2022–2024 Maverick Hybrid and 2020 Escape Hybrid models, due to a software issue in the Hybrid Powertrain Control Module. The problem can cause the vehicle to shift into neutral unexpectedly, leading to a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.

To fix the issue, dealers will update the software at no cost to owners. Notification letters are expected to be mailed on January 30, 2026, and affected VINs will be available on NHTSA’s website starting January 15, 2026. Owners can contact Ford customer service for more information, and the recall expands on two earlier Ford recalls related to the same issue.

Disclosure: This article was partially written by AI and edited by a human staffer.

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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The Oracle on Dec 24, 2025

Starting to wonder what Ford’s warranty reserve accruals look like these days?

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- Grandmaster T on Dec 24, 2025
  
  Did you actually purchase a sixth-gen Pontiac LeMans?
  
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- The Oracle on Dec 24, 2025
  
  I wouldn’t call it a purchase - it was a true acquisition and served loyally through (3) brutal upstate NY winters as the “winter beater”. The ‘70 Olds 442 was the summer car in them college years - I’d proudly drive an ‘89 Daewoo GSE for three more winters to get that 442 back for three more summers. .
  
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- Grandmaster T on Dec 24, 2025
  
  To answer your question, $16,584,000,000 at September 30, 2025.
  
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- The Oracle on Dec 24, 2025
  
  Thank you TG.
  
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Lloyd Bonified on Dec 25, 2025

"THIS IS GREAT!!! ILL BE ABLE TO SPEND SOME GOOD AFTER CHRISTMAS WATCHING THIRD RATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES GETTING FREE COFFEE IN MY DEALERSHIP WAITING ROOM!!! THE TV AT THE VILLA IS BROKEN AND I CANT GET A NEW ONE WITH ALL THE SHORTAGES IN THE STORES SO THE TIMING COULD NOT BE BETTER!!! FORD PROMISES...FORD DELIVERS...MEANINGLESS FOOTBALL BETWEEN TEAME IVE NEVER HEARD OF!!!"

-Jeff

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- The Oracle on Dec 25, 2025
  
  Merry Christmas SC - hopefully you can brew up a fresh pot of coffee!
  
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- EBFlexing on ur mom on Dec 26, 2025
  
  Golf clap SC
  
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- Jeff on Dec 26, 2025
  
  1995 SC--No more coffee for you. You need Prozac or Zoloft.
  
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- Grandmaster T on Dec 28, 2025
  
  Jeff will I be able to afford eggs in 2026?
  
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- Lloyd Bonified on Dec 28, 2025
  
  AFFORD?!?! WILL YOU EVEN BE ABLE TO FIND THEM? THE SHORTAGES ARE COMING ANY DAY NOW
  
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- EBFlexing on ur mom on Dec 28, 2025
  
  "1995 SC--No more coffee for you. You need Prozac or Zoloft."
  Lol what? What does too much coffee have to do with anxiety and depression medications?
  
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- Grandmaster T on Dec 28, 2025
  
  IF WE ALL HOLD HANDS AND HATE ON PRESIDENT TRUMP, SURELY WE CAN HAVE A NICE ECONOMIC CRASH, OR AT LEAST GET NUKED BY NORTH KOREA, OR SOMETHING BAD. MAYBE?
  BRING BACK PRESIDENT DR. JILL BIDEN!!
  
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- Lloyd Bonified on Dec 28, 2025
  
  HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET MEDICINE...I LIVE IN THE US, NOT CANADA!!!
  
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