# NHTSA recall 25V020000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 25V020000
- Manufacturer's number: 25S03
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-01\-17
- Owners notified: 2025\-01\-29
- Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 259
- Part numbers: W721083\-S439

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles.  The transmission may be improperly secured due to loose cross member bolts.


## What can happen

An improperly secured transmission can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the transmission cross member bolts as necessary, free of charge.  If the cross member bolts are missing, dealers will replace the cross member and install new bolts, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 29, 2025.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 25S03.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\) or go to nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 259
- Reported remedied: 216 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2025 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2025/recalls.md). Built 2024\-09\-17 to 2024\-09\-17.
- [2025 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2025/recalls.md). Built 2024\-09\-17 to 2024\-09\-17.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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