{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"25V341000","date":"2025-05-23","owner_notified":"2025-06-06","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 F-150 Lightning BEV vehicles. The front upper control arm ball joint nut may not have been tightened properly, allowing the front upper control arm to detach from the knuckle assembly.","consequence":"A detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle steering and control, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect the upper control arm ball joint nut, and replace the nut and/or knuckle assembly, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2025.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 24S76. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V949.","notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"24S76","part_number":"W717969-S440","units":29501,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":5,"period_from":"2026-2","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-22","involved":29501,"remedied":24061,"unreachable":201,"removed":3,"remedied_percent":81,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2024,"make":"FORD","model":"F-150 LIGHTNING BEV","vehicle_id":"2024_ford_f-150","match":"base","built_from":"2024-02-15","built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"FORD","model":"F-150 LIGHTNING BEV","vehicle_id":"2025_ford_f-150","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":"2025-04-14"}],"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/25V341000"}