# NHTSA recall 25V309000

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: 25V309000
- Manufacturer's number: 25S46
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-05\-09
- Owners notified: 2025\-05\-29
- Component: STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 9181
- Part numbers: ML34\-3C662\-AE, N808684\-S101

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2025 F\-150 vehicles.  The lower intermediate shaft fasteners may be improperly attached to the steering gear, allowing the shaft to come loose or detach.


## What can happen

A lower intermediate shaft that detaches can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the lower intermediate shaft fasteners as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 30, 2025.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 25S46.


## 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\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 9181
- Reported remedied: 8073 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 41
- 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 F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2025/recalls.md). Built 2025\-02\-23 to 2025\-03\-07.

## 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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