# NHTSA recall 25V628000

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.

**NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 25V628000
- Manufacturer's number: 22S36/22S48
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-09\-19
- Owners notified: 2025\-10\-03
- Component: ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 4632
- Part numbers: ML1T\-14D068\-BA, ML1T\-14D068\-AA

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2020 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. A short circuit within the battery junction box can cause an engine fire while driving or parked.


## What can happen

A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures and other vehicles, until the remedy is performed. Dealers will inspect and replace the battery junction box, as necessary, and remove a ground wire. On models equipped with standard\-duty radiator fan motors, dealers will also install an auxiliary electrical box with a wire jumper. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 3, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332. Ford's numbers for this recall are 22S36 and 22S48. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on September 23, 2025.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 3, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4632
- Reported remedied: 2234 \(48%\)
- Reported unreachable: 58
- 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

- [2020 FORD EXPEDITION](/makes/ford/expedition/2020/recalls.md). Built 2020\-11\-17 to 2020\-12\-01.
- [2020 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR](/makes/lincoln/navigator/2020/recalls.md). Built 2020\-11\-17 to 2020\-12\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SSM 53764](/bulletins/11018521.md), 2025-05-21, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52335](/bulletins/10251952.md), 2024-03-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51764](/bulletins/10238468.md), 2023-07-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2143](/bulletins/10236037.md), 2023-05-31, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51582](/bulletins/10235321.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2200](/bulletins/10212106.md), 2022-05-24, Service bulletin
- [21N03\-S4](/bulletins/10209366.md), 2022-04-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2089](/bulletins/10209031.md), 2022-03-15, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2404](/bulletins/10206843.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [21N03\-S3](/bulletins/10204046.md), 2021-12-07, 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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