# NHTSA recall 25V310000

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: 25V310000
- Manufacturer's number: 25S45
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-05\-09
- Owners notified: 2025\-05\-23
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
- Units potentially affected: 4497
- Part numbers: M/NB3Z\-3085\-\*, M/NB3Z\-3084\-\*, M/NB3Z\-3K185\-\*, M/NB3Z\-3K186\-\*, W717969\-S440

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4497
- Reported remedied: 3671 \(81%\)
- Reported unreachable: 36
- Reported removed: 1

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

- [2024 FORD BRONCO](/makes/ford/bronco/2024/recalls.md). Built 2024\-09\-06 to 2025\-01\-15.
- [2025 FORD BRONCO](/makes/ford/bronco/2025/recalls.md). Built 2024\-09\-06 to 2025\-01\-15.
- [2024 FORD RANGER](/makes/ford/ranger/2024/recalls.md). Built 2024\-09\-06 to 2025\-01\-21.
- [2025 FORD RANGER](/makes/ford/ranger/2025/recalls.md). Built 2024\-09\-06 to 2025\-01\-21.

## 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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