NHTSA reviews defect petition on 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid: 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid Intermittent Loss of Braking
On August 24, 2026, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Defect Petition (DP26007) into 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid, concerning the service brakes. A Defect Petition is a request, usually from a vehicle owner, asking NHTSA to open a defect investigation; ODI reviews it and then grants or denies it. As of NHTSA’s latest data it is still open.
- Action
- DP26007 (Defect Petition)
- Status
- Open
- Component
- Service Brakes
- Listed
- 1 make/model/year entry in NHTSA’s file
Vehicles under investigation
| Make | Ford |
|---|---|
| Model | Maverick Hybrid |
| Model years | 2024 |
As listed in NHTSA’s investigation file. Not every vehicle of a listed model is necessarily affected.
What ODI says
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a petition on July 20, 2026, which was dated July 7, 2026, requesting a defect investigation into the intermittent loss of braking on Model Year (MY) 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid vehicles. The petition alleges intermittent loss of antilock and regenerative braking associated with certain fault codes that led to a collision event. The petitioner highlights that the condition persisted through four repair attempts and over 50 days out of service. Furthermore, the petition alleges that MY 2024 was improperly excluded from related Ford brake-control software recalls. This defect petition has been opened to evaluate whether to grant or deny the petition. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI number 11751762.
Official summary by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation for DP26007, quoted in full (U.S. government work, public domain).
What owners have reported
Owners filed 104 complaints with NHTSA about the model years in this investigation, reporting 5 crashes, 3 injuries. These are all complaints on file for those vehicles, about any problem, not only this one; complaints are unverified owner reports.
| Vehicle | Complaints | Crashes | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Maverick Hybrid | 104 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Recalls and problems for these vehicles
Timeline
- ODI opens defect petition DP26007
- OpenNo closing date yet
What this means for owners
- An investigation is not a recall. NHTSA has not made a defect finding here, and owners are not asked to do anything yet. If a safety defect is confirmed, the manufacturer recalls the vehicles and the repair is free.
- Check your vehicle for open recalls with a free VIN recall check.
- Had this problem? File a complaint with NHTSA. Owner complaints are the evidence ODI uses to open and expand investigations.
Official record: search DP26007 or your vehicle at NHTSA.gov/recalls, which lists investigations alongside recalls. Data: NHTSA ODI investigations file, updated daily. All NHTSA investigations.