# NHTSA recall 25V687000

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: 25V687000
- Manufacturer's number: 25SA3
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-10\-10
- Owners notified: 2025\-10\-29
- Component: TRAILER HITCHES
- Units potentially affected: 1412

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2024\-2026 Explorer and 2024\-2026 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The trailer hitch assembly bolts may be loose.


## What can happen

While towing a trailer, loose trailer hitch bolts can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, or cause the trailer to detach. Either of these conditions can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and tighten the trailer hitch bolts, or replace them as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 29, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA3. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 15, 2025.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 3, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1412
- Reported remedied: 857 \(60%\)
- Reported unreachable: 11
- 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

- [2024 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2024/recalls.md). Built from 2024\-01\-17.
- [2025 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2025/recalls.md)
- [2026 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2026/recalls.md)
- [2024 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2024/recalls.md)
- [2025 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2025/recalls.md)
- [2026 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2026/recalls.md)

## 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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