Ford 2025 Escape Seat Belts May Not Secure Properly in Crashes
Ford recalls 2025-2026 Escape vehicles with seat belt retractors that may not secure properly, increasing crash injury risk. Owners must have seat belt bolts inspected or replaced free by dealers.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
What happened, in plain English
Ford is recalling certain 2025-2026 Escape vehicles because seat belt retractors for rear passenger seats might not secure properly during crashes, potentially increasing injury risk. Affected owners should have the seat belt bolts inspected or replaced at a dealer. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1341967-ford-2025-escape-seat-belts-may-not-secure-properly-in.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1341967-ford-2025-escape-seat-belts-may-not-secure-properly-in · Updated October 8, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #25V862000
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“Ford 2025 Escape Seat Belts May Not Secure Properly in Crashes.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1341967-ford-2025-escape-seat-belts-may-not-secure-properly-in. Based on NHTSA recall #25V862000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V862000).
Why it’s dangerous
Seat belt retractors for rear passenger seats might not stay securely fastened during crashes. This could allow the seat belt to fail to restrain occupants properly, increasing injury risk.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2025-2026 Ford Escape vehicles with rear passenger seat belt retractors that may not secure properly are affected. Drivers and passengers in these vehicles face the highest risk during crashes.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2025-2026 Ford Escape has seat belt retractors for rear passenger seats that may not secure properly. The recall covers vehicles with VINs that became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 15, 2025.
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What to do — step by step
Inspect Seat Belt Bolts
Have a dealer inspect and secure or replace the seat belt retractor bolts as necessary.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will inspect and secure, or replace the seat belt retractor bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 26, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C68. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 15, 2025.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 14 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters mailed
- Added to GovInfoNow
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #25V862000 (December 12, 2025)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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