# 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2025 FORD EXPEDITION](/makes/ford/expedition/2025/recalls.md). Built 2025\-03\-27 to 2025\-05\-28.
- [2025 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR](/makes/lincoln/navigator/2025/recalls.md). Built 2025\-03\-22 to 2025\-05\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSB 26\-2423](/bulletins/11037538.md), 2026-09-29, Service bulletin
- [TSB 26\-2280](/bulletins/11033824.md), 2026-06-15, 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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