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1FMCU9DZ9LUA49544

2020 FORD Escape Titanium FHEV

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2020 FORD Escape

Year

2020

Make

FORD

Model

Escape

Trim

Titanium FHEV

Body Style

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]

Drive Type

4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4

Engine

2.5L 4-cyl

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Transmission

Automatic

Plant

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES (USA)

Vehicle Type

MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Manufacturer

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Owner Complaints

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Service Bulletins

268 on file Get Report →

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Open Recalls for This Vehicle

19V633000

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 and 2019-2020 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks, and 2018-2019 Ford Explorer, 2019-2020 Expedition, and 2020 Escape vehicles equipped with driver and/or passenger's manual front seat back recliner mechanisms. Also included are certain 2020 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with rear outboard seats and manual seat back recliner mechanisms. The recliner mechanisms may be missing the third pawl required for seat back strength, resulting in a loose seat back. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 202, "Head Restraints" and 207, "Seating Systems."

20V415000

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Escape and Transit vehicles. The affected vehicles may have an improperly crimped diffuser in the side curtain air bags which may result in the diffuser detaching from the inflator in the event of an air bag deployment.

20V635000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Escape vehicles equipped with a key-start ignition system. The Body Control Module (BCM) intermittently may not pick up the signal from the rear Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensors or the Remote Key Fob. In the event of a low tire pressure condition, the TPMS system may not provide an adequate warning.

20V550000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Edge, Transit Connect and Lincoln MKX and 2020 Escape and Lincoln Corsair vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing or loose bolts.

20V575000

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Explorer, Mustang, Transit, Expedition, Escape, Ranger and Edge, and Lincoln Nautilus and Corsair vehicles. Due to a poor electrical connection, the rearview camera may intermittently display a blank or distorted image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

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Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins

The manufacturer has filed 268 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2020 FORD Escape — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:

Electrical System · 82Equipment · 62Power Train · 48Unknown Or Other · 45Engine And Engine Cooling · 27Structure · 24

SSM 548572020-2026 Explorer/Escape/Corsair, 2021-2026 Bronco Sport/Bronco, 2022-2026 Maverick, 2024-2026 Mustang/Ranger/Nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.0L or 2.3L EcoBoost engine may require removal of the turbocharger wasteg

TSB 26-2205This bulletin supersedes 25-2346. Reason for update: add Bronco Sport and Escape vehicles and add labor operations to repair the rear right/left carpet area. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may e

25B51Certain 2021-2024 Model Year Bronco, 2021-2024 Model Year Bronco Sport, 2020-2022 Model Year Corsair and Escape, 2016-2024 Model Year Explorer, 2019-2020 Model Year Fusion, 2016-2018 Model Year Focus RS, 2022-2024 Model

Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)

Owners have filed 1,448 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2020 FORD Escape. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.

Structure · 601Unknown Or Other · 291Power Train · 208Electrical System · 145Fuel System · 112Gasoline · 111

About This VIN

VIN 1FMCU9DZ9LUA49544 identifies a 2020 FORD Escape Titanium FHEV sport utility vehicle [suv]/multipurpose vehicle [mpv]. The first three characters (1FM) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (CU9DZ) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (9) is the check digit. Position 10 (L) encodes the model year (2020). Position 11 (U) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in LOUISVILLE, UNITED STATES (USA). The final six characters (A49544) are the unique sequential production number.

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