{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"25V168000","date":"2025-03-14","owner_notified":"2025-04-21","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Transit vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 22V-791.  The heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system's controls, including those for defog and defrost, may become inoperative.","consequence":"Loss of the ability to control the defrost or defog function decreases the driver's visibility under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the remote climate control module software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 21, 2025.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 25S23.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.","mfr_campaign":"25S23","part_number":"NK4T-18C612-AC / -BC","units":471,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":5,"period_from":"2026-2","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-22","involved":471,"remedied":295,"unreachable":12,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":62,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2022,"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT","vehicle_id":"2022_ford_transit","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT","vehicle_id":"2023_ford_transit","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/25V168000"}