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NHTSA recall 25V310000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number25V310000
Manufacturer's number25S45
ManufacturerFord Motor Company
Reported2025-05-09
Owners notified2025-05-23
ComponentSUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Units potentially affected4497
Part numbersM/NB3Z-3085-*, M/NB3Z-3084-*, M/NB3Z-3K185-*, M/NB3Z-3K186-*, W717969-S440
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2
Filed with NHTSA2026-07-21
Vehicles in the campaign4497
Reported remedied3671 (81%)
Reported unreachable36
Reported removed1

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.

What is wrong

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Bronco and Ranger vehicles. The front upper control arm ball joint fastener may be missing or tightened improperly, allowing the front upper control arm to detach from the knuckle assembly.

What can happen

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

The remedy

Dealers will inspect and tighten, or replace the ball joint fastener as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 23, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S45.

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2024 FORD BRONCOBuilt 2024-09-06 to 2025-01-15.
2025 FORD BRONCOBuilt 2024-09-06 to 2025-01-15.
2024 FORD RANGERBuilt 2024-09-06 to 2025-01-21.
2025 FORD RANGERBuilt 2024-09-06 to 2025-01-21.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

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