2023 Ford ESCAPEFord Escape 2023

Complaint Information: Recalls, Service Bulletins, OBD II Codes

NHTSA Mandated Recalls
  • Recall 249740 [USA]: An inoperable instrument panel cannot show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, which may increase the risk of a crash.
    Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2023 escape, super duty f-250, super duty f-350, super duty f-450, and super duty f-550 vehicles equipped with a digital instrument panel cluster. The module may have been improperly soldered, preventing the instrument panel from illuminating. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 101, "control and displays."
    dealers will replace the module or instrument panel as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on november 4, 2023. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23c25.
    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.

  • Recall 237352 [USA]: An engine compartment fire increases the risk of injury.
    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.
    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. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed june 23, 2023. Second letters will be mailed once the remedy is available, anticipated 2nd quarter 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. Vehicles previously repaired under 22v-484 will need to have the new remedy completed.
    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.

  • Recall 233485 [USA]: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
    Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 escape and 2021-2023 bronco sport vehicles equipped with 1.5l engines. A fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment.
    dealers will update the engine control software to include fuel injector leak detection and install a drain tube, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed january 9, 2023. Remedy parts are expected to be available in 1st quarter of 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed february 28, 2023. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22s73. This recall includes all vehicles previously recalled under 22v-191. Vehicles previously remedied under 22v-191 will need to have the new remedy performed.
    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.

To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

  • OTAPU0227VIRBSEs - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Quality improvements include: numerous minor quality fixes in ecg rc9 which are not customer facing.
  • OTAPU0630SX2CLS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Software update 23-pU0630-sx2-cls for 2023 my escape vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: - sync screen will update after changing to next track from usb device. - improves minor occurrence of gauge flicker once in
  • SSM 52476 - EQUIPMENT: All accessory stick-on keyless entry keypads come with a wallet card containing the master code. If the accessory keypad was factory installed, this card will be placed in the glove box and should be handed to the vehicles owner during ini
  • SSM 52419 - POWER TRAIN: Some 2023-2024 escape/corsair vehicles equipped with a 1.5l or 2.0l ecoboost engine, 2024 mustang vehicles equipped with a 2.3l ecoboost engine, and 2024 nautilus vehicles may exhibit an engine misfire condition with diagnostic trouble code
  • SSM 52410 - UNKNOWN OR OTHER: Various vehicles have had pinpoint tests, guided routines and the warranty and policy manual recentlyupdated for diagnostics and repairs on sync generation 3 and later applications. When performingdiagnostics and repairs on sync gen 3 or la
  • TSB 24-2078 - POWER TRAIN: This article supersedes tsb 23-2244 to add 2024 model year. Some 2020-2024 escape hybrid vehicles equipped with a 2.5l (fhev) full hybrid electric vehicle powertrain and 4-wheel drive (4wd) may exhibit a grinding or rubbing noise while brak
  • 22N15 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL: Customer satisfaction program 22n15 certain 2020-2023 model year bronco sport, escape, corsair, e-series, f-650/f-750, f-53 motorhome chassis, f-59 commercial stripped chassis vehicles equipped with smart data link connector (sdlc) gatewa
  • SSM 52345 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE: Some 2022-2024 various ford/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 4 may experience concern where customers are receiving an error message when trying to enroll in connected services. This may be due to the gateway module (gwm) software. To co
  • SSM 52335 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: For 2015-2024 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with turbocharged engines and customer concern of an engine oil leak, refer to workshop manual (wsm), section 303-00 for oil leak inspection and testing methods. Ford has evaluated turbocharg
  • SSM 52328 - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT: Some 2021-2024 bronco/f-150, 2023-2024 escape/f-super duty vehicles equipped with sync 4 may experience a concern during accessory protocol interface module (apim) programming where the vehicle's center display screen indicates usb error. T
  • SSM 52314 - POWER TRAIN: During service and repair requiring removal and replacement of a crankshaft bolt and/or crankshaft damper, achieving proper torque of the crankshaft pulley bolt is critical. Incorrect torque may allow the bolt to loosen resulting in the tim
  • OTAPU0630RGTPLOE - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Software update 23-pU0630-rgt-plo for 2023 my escape vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: - liftgate opens fully open with exterior button press
  • OTAPU1022SPBPUP - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Software update 24-pU0122--spb-pup for 2023 my escape gas vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: - reduced no start events. - quicker brake release when customer shifts to r - remembers auto vehicle hold status thr
  • TSB 23-2428 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Some 2023 escape/corsair vehicles built on or before 07-sep-2023 may exhibit an intermittent no crank/no start condition with various lost communication diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) stored in various modules and multiple illuminated warn
  • TSB 23-2420 - POWER TRAIN: Some 2023 escape hybrid vehicles built on or before 05-oct-2023 may experience a pop or click noise during drive/reverse engagements most often from the left side axle halfshaft, or in some cases the right axle halfshaft on 2wd models. This
  • 23B56 - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: Advance notice - customer satisfaction program 23b56 certain 2020 - 2023 model year escape vehicles - front door check-arm reinforcement broken spot welds
  • SSM 52298 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Some 2023 escape vehicles built on or before 10-jul-2023 and equipped with a 12 inch instrument panel cluster (ipc) display may exhibit a roundabout/traffic circle arrow directing the traffic to go to the left (clockwise) around the roundab
  • SSM 52269 - STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE: 2022-2024 explorer/aviator vehicles built on or after 28-may-2022, 2022-2024 expedition/navigator vehicles built on or after 08-jun-2022, 2022-2024 escape vehicles built on or after 01-jun-2022 and 2022 corsair vehicles built on or after 01
  • SSM 52261 - EQUIPMENT: Some 2023 escape vehicles with hybrid powertrain built on or before 27-oct-2023 and 2023 corsair vehicles with hybrid powertrain built on or before 24-oct-2023 may exhibit an intermittent no audio condition with diagnostic trouble code (dtc
  • SSM 52246 - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL: Some 2023 escape vehicles may exhibit a front camera fault and/or pre-collision assist fault message displayed in the instrumental panel cluster (ipc) with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) C1001:78 and U2107:68 stored in the image processing
  • SSM 52230 - POWER TRAIN: 2023 f-150/escape/explorer/maverick vehicles equipped with a full hybrid electric vehicle (fhev) powertrain may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) P0A7D and/or P0DE6 and the vehicle identification number (vin) is not recognized by the
  • SSM 52229 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 2020-2023 escape/explorer, 2021-2023 f-150 and 2022-2023 maverick vehicles equipped with a full hybrid electric vehicle (fhev) powertrain may exhibit a cable connection error screen from the midtronics xrc-3363 high voltage battery rescue c
  • OTASU6 P1 Escape - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Software update su6 p1 for 2023 my escape vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: - removal of bluecruise map expiration - allow vehicle entry during ota. - adds a "some display features may be temporarily unavailabl
  • TSB 24-2023 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Some 2023 escape vehicles equipped with a head up display (hud) built on or before 16-oct-2023 may exhibit a condition where the speed limit sign indicator is not displayed in the hud. This may be due to the software installed in the hud mo
  • SSM 52219 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: Some 2023-2024 escape vehicles built on or before 11-jan-2024 equipped with 1.5l engines may exhibit an engine coolant over-temperature warning message displayed in the ipc and an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with diagnostic
  • TSB 24-2014 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: This article supersedes tsb 23-2275 to add step 3 to the service procedure, add P0402 and remove the production fix date. Some 2023 escape/corsair vehicles equipped with a 2.0l ecoboost engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicato
  • SSM 52201 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: Some 2020-2023 escape, 2021-2023 corsair vehicles equipped with 2.5l engine full hybrid electric vehicle (fhev) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (phev) powertrain and 2022-2023 maverick vehicles equipped with 2.5l engine fhev powertrain
  • SSM 52190 - POWER TRAIN: Some 2023 escape hybrid vehicles may exhibit a click or pop noise during drive/reverse engagements most often from the left front axle halfshaft on all wheel drive (awd) or front wheel drive (fwd) vehicles or in some cases the right front a
  • SSM 52179 - UNKNOWN OR OTHER: Some 2023 escape/corsair vehicles built on or before 07-sep-2023 may exhibit an intermittent no crank/no start condition with various lost communication diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) stored in various modules and multiple illuminated warn
  • SSM 52162 - UNKNOWN OR OTHER: Some 2023 escape vehicles equipped with 1.5l engines may exhibit an engine coolant over-temperature warning message displayed in the instrumental panel cluster (ipc) and an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with diagnostic troubl
  • SSM 52134 - BACK OVER PREVENTION: Various 2021-2024 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with the rear camera on demand feature may exhibit a please check surroundings for safety or full view not available message when the rear camera button is pressed and the vehicle is not
  • 23B41 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER: Certain 2023 model year escape vehicles - odometer mileage correction
  • 23B61 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: Certain 2023 model year escape and corsair vehicles equipped with a 2.0l engine - seal replacement for turbocharger coolant return tube to cylinder head
  • TSB 23-2349 - EQUIPMENT: Some 2023 escape vehicles may exhibit various warning messages displayed in fordpass such as: check fuel cap, glow plug pre-heater fault, exhaust system fault, change air filter soon, air suspension fault, clean the exhaust filter, check fu
  • TSB 23-2345 - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM): Some 2021-2023 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 4 may exhibit the navigation feature in the center display screen only displaying imperial (feet and miles) units and not being able to change to metric (meters and kilometers) uni
  • SSM 52035 - UNKNOWN OR OTHER: Some 2023 escape vehicles equipped with a 12 inch instrument panel cluster (ipc) display may exhibit a roundabout/traffic circle arrow directing the traffic to go to the left (clockwise) around the roundabout. This is incorrect and opposite
  • SSM 52024 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: Some 2020-2023 escape/2021-2023 corsair equipped with 2.5l engine full hybrid electric vehicle (fhev) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (phev) powertrain and 2022-2023 maverick vehicles equipped with 2.5l engine fhev powertrain may exhibi
  • SSM 51998 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Some 2023 escape/corsair vehicles built on 6-apr-2023 and through 11-may-2023 and 2023 bronco sport/maverick vehicles built on 30-jan-2023 and through 6-jun-2023 may exhibit an illuminated air bag warning indicator with dtc B0082:1a stored
  • SSM 51996 - LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: AUTOMATIC STEERING: Some 2020-2023 escape/corsair vehicles may exhibit a condition where the vehicle drifts left and right within the vehicle's lane while the lane keeping assist is active. The lane keeping aid assists the driver by providing steering torque t
  • SU4 P2 Escape - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT: Software update su4 p2 for escape is now available. Quality improvments include: - various apple carplay quality improvements
  • TSB 23-2308 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER: Some 2020-2023 escape and 2021-2023 bronco sport vehicles may exhibit a moan noise when the vehicle is driven in reverse (r) in cold weather and/or high humidity. This may be due to the suspension sensitivity of the vehicle. To correct this
  • SSM 51948 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR: Some 2023 escape, corsair, bronco sport and maverick vehicles built on 01-may-2023 and through 22-sep-2023 may exhibit a squeal and/or grinding noise and/or vibration from the front brakes while braking. This may be due to excessive wheel h
  • SSM 51944 - FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL: 2022-2023 escape and bronco sport vehicles equipped with 1.5l engines should add local fuel once the vehicle arrive to the dealership to reduce the risk of driving performance issues such as: rough operation, idle quality, engine misfires,
  • SSM 51908 - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR: Some 2020-2023 escape/corsair vehicles may exhibit a door ajar warning indicator or higher than expected efforts to fully close doors. Verify the hood/liftgate are not open. Confirm all doors are fully closed and latches are fully engaged.
  • SSM 51903 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Some 2021-2023 ford and lincoln vehicles may exhibit dtcs U2100 and/or U3002 stored in the cruise control module (ccm), side obstacle detection control module lh (sodl), side obstacle detection control module rh (sodr), side obstacle detect
  • SSM 51838 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: In various 2017-2023 ford and lincoln vehicles, customers may receive a message in the fordpass or lincolnway app stating feature unavailable. Since this is a fleet vehicle, it cannot access the (sync connect) fordpass or lincolnway app thr
  • SSM 51900 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Some 2023 escape vehicles built on or before 03-may-2023 and not equipped with a keyless entry keypad may exhibit the door keypad code menu item being shown in vehicle settings menu of the center display screen. This may be due to the confi
  • SSM 51876 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Some 2023 escape vehicles may exhibit various warning messages displayed in fordpass such as: check fuel cap, glow plug pre-heater fault, exhaust system fault, change air filter soon, air suspension fault, clean the exhaust filter, check fu
  • SSM 51874 - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM: Some 2021-2023 bronco sport and 2020-2023 escape vehicles may exhibit a rattle or flapping noise coming from the rear air extractors while driving. This may be due to the normal operation of the rear air extractors. To determine if this is
  • SSM 51856 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL: Some 2023 escape vehicles equipped with a 12 inch instrument panel cluster (ipc) display may exhibit a roundabout/traffic circle arrow directing the traffic to go to the left (or clockwise) around the roundabout. This is incorrect and oppos
  • TSB 23-2275 - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM): Some 2023 escape/corsair vehicles built on or before 25-may-2023 equipped with a 2.0l ecoboost engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) P0300 and/or P0316. This may be due to th
  • TSB 23-2274 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: Some 2022-2023 bronco sport/escape vehicles equipped with a 1.5l engine and 2022-2023 corsair vehicles equipped with a 2.5l engine, built on 01-sep-2022 and through 06-apr-2023, may exhibit a low coolant level with engine oil in the coolant
  • SAN-Vol1 I1 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL: The service awareness newsletter is an informal communication that contains information that may not be presently available in a tsb, ssm, gsb, or other electronic communication. This article includes information on warranty, technical serv
  • SSM 51823 - POWER TRAIN: Some 2019-2023 edge/nautilus, 2020-2023 escape/corsair, 2021-2023 bronco sport, 2022-2023 maverick vehicles equipped with all wheel drive (awd) may exhibit chatter/shudder during low speed turning events. This may be due to fluid contaminat
  • TSB 23-2244 - POWER TRAIN: Some 2020-2023 escape hybrid vehicles equipped with a 2.5l (fhev) full hybrid electric vehicle powertrain and 4-wheel drive (4wd) may exhibit a grinding or rubbing noise while braking at or below 10 mph (16 km/h) from the front of the vehic
  • SSM 51799 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: Some 2020-2023 escape and 2021-2023 bronco sport vehicles equipped with the 1.5l engine may exhibit a lugging vibration and/or boom noise while driving in gears 5-8 at approximately 1500 engine revolutions per minute (rpm). This may be felt
  • SSM 51783 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Some 2021-2023 ford and lincoln vehicles may exhibit a condition where the high voltage battery stops charging when connected to level 1 or level 2 chargers with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and diagnostic trouble code (d
  • SSM 51762 - EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM): Some 2021-2023 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 4 may exhibit the navigation feature in the center display screen only displaying imperial units and not being able to change to metric. This may be due to the software level of th
  • SSM 51702 - STRUCTURE: Some 2023 escape vehicles built on or before 6-may-2023 may exhibit a condition where the power liftgate does not close when using the power liftgate control switches. The vehicle may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes B1454 and/or B1455. Pri
  • SSM 51656 - POWER TRAIN: Some 2022-2023 f-150/bronco/expedition/navigator/escape/corsair/bronco sport/edge/mustang vehicles built on 04-sep-2022 and through 30-dec-2022 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc)
  • SSM 51653 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 2020-2023 escape/explorer, 2021-2023 f-150 and 2022-2023 maverick vehicles equipped with a full hybrid electric vehicle (fhev) powertrain may exhibit a cable connection error screen from the midtronics xrc-3363 high voltage battery rescue c
  • TSB 23-2156 - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: Some 2020-2023 escape/corsair, 2021-2023 bronco sport and 2022-2023 maverick vehicles may exhibit a condition where the door(s) do not open using the exterior door handle(s). This may be due to an enabled permanent engagement inertia lock w
  • TSB 23-2139 - EQUIPMENT: This article supersedes tsb 22-2278 to update the vehicle model years affected and the part list. For 2020-2023 escape/corsair vehicles, the roof opening panel frame mechanism kits have been released for service. These components can now be
  • SSM 51536 - STRUCTURE: For 2000-2024 ford and lincoln vehicles, swapping a module from a vehicle for diagnosis purposes is likely to cause errors and is not recommended. It is also not recommended to order a replacement module using a vehicle identification numbe
  • SSM 51513 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: Some 2021-2023 ford and lincoln vehicles may exhibit a condition where the high voltage battery stops charging when connected to level 1 or level 2 chargers with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and diagnostic trouble code (d
  • SSM 51460 - POWER TRAIN: 2023 f-150/escape/explorer/maverick vehicles equipped with a full hybrid electric vehicle (fhev) powertrain may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) P0A7D and/or P0DE6 and the vehicle identification number (vin) is not recognized by the
  • SSM 51011 - POWER TRAIN: Some 2018-2022 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with the 8f35 transmission built on or before 16-mar-2022 may exhibit transmission slip during acceleration from a stop when hot. This may be due damaged internal case half pump seals (7n265

OBD-II Error Codes

Common OBD Error codes specific to this vehicle.

  • U0630 [2] U0630
  • U0122 [1] Lost Communication With Vehicle Dynamics Control Module
  • U2107 [1] Engine control module (ECM)/multifunction control module communication, CAN data bus - malfunction
  • C1001 [1] C1001
  • P0A7D [2] Hybrid Battery Pack State of Charge Low
  • P0DE6 [2] P0DE6
  • P0402 [1] Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow Excessive Detected
  • B0082 [1] Passenger Seatbelt Load Limiter Deployment Control (Subfault)
  • U3002 [1] Vehicle Identification Number
  • U2100 [1] Controller Area Network (CAN) Bus Communication
  • P0300 [1] Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
  • P0316 [1] Misfire Detected On Startup (First 1000 Revolutions)
  • B1454 [1] Wiper Washer Fluid Lamp Circuit Failure
  • B1455 [1] Wiper Washer Fluid Lamp Circuit Open
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