Ford Maverick

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• POWER TRAIN — 27 owners reported this
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 19 owners reported this
• STRUCTURE — 11 owners reported this
• SERVICE BRAKES — 6 owners reported this
• AIR BAGS — 4 owners reported this, 2 involving a crash
• BACK OVER PREVENTION — 4 owners reported this
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION — 4 owners reported this
• ENGINE — 4 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE — 3 owners reported this
• AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS — 2 owners reported this
• POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE — 2 owners reported this
• SEAT BELTS — 2 owners reported this
• STEERING — 2 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
• STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 2 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
• SUSPENSION — 2 owners reported this

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

0% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• Do not drive

  26V340000

  A detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect and repair the front lower control arm ball joints as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed June 4, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S36. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 29, 2026.

• 21V976000

  A damaged fuel tank may result in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

  Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel tank as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on January 28, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 15, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C35.

• 21V979000

  Improperly attached seat belts may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

  Dealers will repair the rear seat belt buckle attachments, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 28, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C36.

• 22V193000

  Loss of trailer brake functionality could result in extended stopping distance, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will update the integrated trailer brake control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 22, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S17.

• 22V484000

  An engine compartment fire increases the risk of injury.

  Owners are advised to park and shut off the engine as quickly as possible if they hear unexpected engine noises, notice a reduction in vehicle power, or see smoke. Dealers will modify the under engine shield and active grille shutter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 19, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S47.

• 22V594000

  Improper deployment of an air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.

  Dealers will replace the left and right side-curtain air bag modules with a new design, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 30, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22C20.

• 22V730000

  Unintended illumination of the brake lights may confuse other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will update the software in the ABS module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 9, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22C24.

• 23V380000

  An engine compartment fire increases the risk of injury.

  Owners are advised to park and shut off the engine as quickly as possible if they hear unexpected engine noises, notice a reduction in vehicle power, or see smoke. Dealers will replace the engine long-block in 2023 Escape and Corsair vehicles. For the other vehicles, dealers will update the powertrain control module software. If a connecting rod bearing failure is detected, dealers will replace the engine long-block. All inspections and repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 14, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S27. This recall expands and replaces recall number 22V-484. Vehicles previously repaired under 22V-484 will need to have the new remedy completed.

20 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.

Regulator investigations

Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.

• 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid Intermittent Loss of Braking

  Defect petition, opened August 2026, still open.

• Loss of Motive Power

  Recall query, opened November 2024, closed October 2025.

What the maker told its dealers

Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.

Ford filed 23 bulletins about the 2026 Maverick.

• Electrical system: 8
• Fuel/propulsion system: 7
• Power train: 2
• Engine: 1
• Exterior lighting: 1
• Service brakes: 1
• Structure: 1
• Wheels: 1
• Other: 1

• Some 2025-2026 Maverick vehicles built on or before 05-Dec-2025 and 2024-2026 Nautilus vehicles built on or before 04-Sep-2025 may exhibit limited power and display "Stop Safely Now" or "Service… · August 2026
• Some 2021-2026 Ford/Lincoln vehicles may exhibit various symptoms including but not limited to the auto start/stop system not operating as intended with a "Check Charging System" message in the… · July 2026
• Some 2025-2026 Bronco/Bronco Sport/Corsair/F-150/F-Super Duty/Maverick/Mustang/Mustang Mach-E/Ranger vehicles may exhibit a no audio/sound condition. This may be due to the software in the audio… · July 2026
• Some 2021-2026 Ford vehicles may exhibit inoperative heated/cooled seats, heated steering wheel and/or front/rear defrost features after a remote start is performed through the Ford mobile… · July 2026
• Some 2025-2026 Maverick and 2026 Transit/Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with an 8-inch instrument panel cluster (IPC) display may exhibit a condition where the fuel gauge displays up to the 8th mark… · June 2026
• Some 2025-2026 Maverick/Bronco Sport and 2026 Transit vehicles equipped with an 8-inch instrument panel cluster (IPC) display may exhibit a condition where the fuel gauge displays up to the 8th mark… · June 2026
• Some 2020-2026 Corsair/Escape, 2021-2026 Bronco Sport, and 2022-2026 Maverick vehicles equipped with an 8F35 transmission may exhibit a shudder condition, most noticeable at speeds below 60 mph (100… · June 2026
• Some of the following vehicles: 2025-2026 Mustang Mach-E vehicles built on or before 27-Jan-2026 2025-2026 Maverick/Bronco Sport vehicles built on or before 20-Jan-2026 2024-2026 Nautilus vehicles… · June 2026

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Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.