NHTSA recall 25V439000
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 | 25V439000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 25S51 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2025-06-27 |
| Owners notified | 2025-08-08 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 171 |
| Part numbers | A012P940A |
| Report | Quarterly report 4, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-17 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 171 |
| Reported remedied | 116 (67%) |
| Reported unreachable | 2 |
| 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.
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Navigator and Expedition vehicles. The passenger side air bag may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the air bag to deploy with excessive force during a crash.
What can happen
An air bag that deploys with excessive force can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the passenger side air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 8, 2025. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S51.
| 2025 FORD EXPEDITION | Built 2025-03-27 to 2025-05-28. |
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| 2025 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR | Built 2025-03-22 to 2025-05-30. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB 26-2423 | 2026-09-29. Service bulletin. This bulletin supersedes 26-2280. Reason for update: To add 2027 vehicle models, update the Parts list to change the tape, and revise Step 4 to change the tape and wrap an additional wiring harness. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model Statement above may exhibit a concern where the horn intermittently sounds when turning the steering wheel. This may be due to incorrect routing of a wire harness in the steering wheel, a loose strand of wire protruding from a wire harness and grounding the driver airbag, and/or a concern with one of the driver airbag mounting points. |
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| TSB 26-2280 | 2026-06-15. Service bulletin. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model Statement above may exhibit a concern where the horn intermittently sounds when turning the steering wheel. This may be due to incorrect routing of a wire harness in the steering wheel or a concern with one of the driver airbag mounting points. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.