# NHTSA recall 25V626000

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: 25V626000
- Manufacturer's number: 25S94
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-09\-19
- Owners notified: 2026\-02\-20
- Component: STEERING:COLUMN
- Units potentially affected: 115539
- Part numbers: LC3C\-3E751\-BD

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2020\-2021 F\-250, F\-350, and F\-450 vehicles. The steering column upper shaft may detach from the steering column and result in a loss of steering control.


## What can happen

A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the steering column, and repair or replace the upper shaft as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 20, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S94. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning  September 23, 2025.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-18
- Vehicles in the campaign: 115539
- Reported remedied: 29954 \(25%\)
- Reported unreachable: 3394
- Reported removed: 3

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

- [2020 FORD F\-250 SD](/makes/ford/f-250/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FORD F\-250 SD](/makes/ford/f-250/2021/recalls.md). Built from 2019\-02\-19. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 FORD F\-350 SD](/makes/ford/f-350/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FORD F\-350 SD](/makes/ford/f-350/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2020/recalls.md). Built to 2020\-09\-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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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