2025 Escape Escape 5.0

Do not drive

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

Do not drive

NHTSA attached an advisory to a recall on this vehicle. Advisories apply to specific production runs — check your VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving it.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Mechanical › Spare Tire Mount/Rack26V132000Do not drive

Filed Mar 5, 2026324 vehiclesEscape Trailer Industries Ltd.

Defect. Escape Trailer Industries LTD. (Escape Trailer) is recalling certain 2025 E17, E19, E21, E5.0 recreational trailers. The spare tire carrier may have incorrect welding, causing the carrier to detach from the trailer during transit.

Risk. A detached carrier can become a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy. Dealers will replace the spare tire carriers, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 2026. Owners may contact Escape Trailer customer service at 1-604-703-1650. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 9, 2026.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2025

Year	Recalls	Assessment
2025 — this page	1	Do not drive
2024	1	Routine
2022	1	Routine
2021	2	Routine
2020	1	Routine
2019	1	Routine
2018	1	Routine

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NHTSA has issued a do-not-drive warning for a recall on this vehicle.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 5, 2026. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.