# NHTSA recall 25V489000

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: 25V489000
- Manufacturer's number: 25C31
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-07\-25
- Owners notified: 2025\-08\-15
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
- Units potentially affected: 56473
- Part numbers: SL3T\-18K938\-BK/BL/DK/DL/DEK/DEL/ZDK/ZDL/YDK/YDL

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2025 F\-150 hybrid vehicles equipped with a 3.5L hybrid electric powertrain. When the driver or passenger's seat belt is not buckled and the vehicle is started, the audible warning chime may not activate as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."


## What can happen

An audible warning chime that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the audio control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 15, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C31.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 4, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 56473
- Reported remedied: 48169 \(85%\)
- Reported unreachable: 183
- 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 HYBRID](/makes/ford/f-150/2025/recalls.md). Built 2024\-05\-22 to 2025\-06\-26. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [ACM\-25.AS F\-150](/bulletins/11024363.md), 2025-10-17, Over\-the\-air update

## 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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