# NHTSA recall 25V168000

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: 25V168000
- Manufacturer's number: 25S23
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-03\-14
- Owners notified: 2025\-04\-21
- Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 471
- Part numbers: NK4T\-18C612\-AC / \-BC

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2022\-2023 Transit vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 22V\-791.  The heating, ventilation, and air\-conditioning \(HVAC\) system's controls, including those for defog and defrost, may become inoperative.


## What can happen

Loss of the ability to control the defrost or defog function decreases the driver's visibility under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the remote climate control module software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 21, 2025.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 25S23.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 888\-275\-9171\) or go to nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 471
- Reported remedied: 295 \(62%\)
- Reported unreachable: 12
- 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

- [2022 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 FORD TRANSIT](/makes/ford/transit/2023/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SYNC\-25.1.9.7.1 Transit](/bulletins/11029559.md), 2026-03-04, Over\-the\-air update
- [SYNC\-25.1.7.10.1 Transit](/bulletins/11029548.md), 2026-03-04, Over\-the\-air update
- [SSM 54137](/bulletins/11021975.md), 2025-08-19, Service bulletin
- [SSM 53894](/bulletins/11019652.md), 2025-06-19, Service bulletin

## 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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