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Our severity:SevereNHTSA·25V787000·Announced 2025-11-14

Ford Recalls 2025 Maverick and Escape for Brake Booster Overheating Risk

Ford is recalling 2025 Maverick and Escape vehicles because an electric brake booster cover may overheat, potentially causing loss of stability control or brake power assist.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect affecting critical safety systems (braking and stability control) that can increase the risk of a crash, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2025 Maverick and Escape vehicles. The recall addresses a defect where the cover for the electric brake booster's ECU may cause the printed circuit board to overheat. This overheating can result in a loss of vehicle stability control systems, including anti-lock braking, electronic stability control, and traction control, or a loss of brake power assist.

The loss of these safety systems can increase the risk of a crash. No specific number of affected vehicles is provided in the source text, but the recall applies to 2025 model year vehicles of the specified models.

Dealers will replace the electric brake booster free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 28, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SC6. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 17, 2025.

The recalled product

Product
FORD ESCAPE, MAVERICK
Brand
FORD
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Category
Vehicle — Braking System
Hazard
Affected units
2

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • ESCAPE
  • MAVERICK

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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