Filed by Ford Motor Company on May 12, 2026; 2 model-year listings affected.
Power train: automatic transmission, internal, park pawl
NHTSA campaign 26V301000 · reported May 12, 2026 · Ford Motor Company · 208 vehicles potentially affected
- The problem
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026 Escape and Lincoln Corsair vehicles. The integrated park module may fail to lock into the park position when the driver shifts into park. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
- The risk
- A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- The Secondary On Board Diagnostic Module C (SOBDMC) software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 16, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C69. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 15, 2026. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V863.
Whether a particular car is included depends on its build date: check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.