Recall · 26V301000
Ford Motor recalled 2 models over power train
208
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
May 12, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL
- The defect
- 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."
- What it can cause
- A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- The Secondary On Board Diagnostic Module C (SOBDMC) software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed June 5, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, anticipated in August 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| FordEscape | 2026 | Not published here |
| LincolnCorsair | 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 208 vehicles this is a small campaign: 60% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2026, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2026, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Ford vehicles have been recalled over the power train 128 times before this, most recently in April 2026 as 26V237000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 25V862000 (seat belts), 25V828000 (engine), 25V730000 (visibility).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Ford Motor Company with NHTSA on May 12, 2026 as campaign 26V301000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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