The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 118 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging a failure of the spot welds in the check arm bracket for the front doors in 2020-2021 Ford Escape vehicles. Many consumers report hearing a popping noise when opening the door as the door check bracket begins to separate from the door. Continued use of the door may result in a dislodged door check which may cause a failure to latch when closed, failure to open, and/or inadvertent opening while driving. ODI conducted several consumer interviews which resulted in 25 reports of minor injuries and 1 report of minor property damage.This Preliminary Evaluation has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether the alleged defect creates an unreasonable risk to highway safety.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at:www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners SearchNHTSAID using the following complaint identification numbers:11527674, 11526679, 11526533, 11525172, 11524178, 11525460, 11525462, 11523200, 11524798, 11524614, 11524709, 11523537, 11522699, 11521815, 11523676, 11523642, 11522169, 11523378, 11520349, 11523161, 11524071, 11523290, 11521779, 11522299, 11520242, 11518823, 11517908, 11521654, 11521729, 11517375, 11521477, 11516048, 11520881, 11521036, 11521062, 11515755, 11528128, 11515255, 11521557, 11512441, 11510316, 11510359, 11518133, 11515475, 11509939, 11514897, 11523853, 11513704, 11513192, 11524543, 11513656, 11512141, 11511538, 11510555, 11528113, 11505249, 11507074, 11509745, 11496657, 11508910, 11508503, 11508194, 11501038, 11506387, 11512834, 11505388, 11495097, 11503394, 11501993, 11498045, 11499503, 11498786, 11498377, 11498321, 11494840, 11497559, 11509417, 11490488, 11489714, 11488995, 11493435, 11483309, 11482500, 11494860, 11488822, 11486788, 11484322, 11479508, 11478241, 11480659, 11478328, 11477934, 11521860, 11471447, 11477774, 11477871, 11462563, 11468960, 11467714, 11454456, 11460713, 11460714, 11458002, 11456970, 11451453, 11505802, 11450061, 11440415, 11437602, 11435614, 11417938, 11528280, 11528867, 11529101, 11529343, 11529367, 11529426, 11529719
