2025 Ford Explorer & 2025 Lincoln Aviator recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Explorer and Aviator vehicles. A mounting bolt for the front subframe may have been tightened improperly.
💥 The risk
A loose subframe bolt may reduce the vehicle's performance in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect and tighten the subframe bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2025. Ford's number for this recall is 25S43.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V316000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 25S43
- Manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Vehicles affected
- 206
- Component
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- Owner phone
- 1-866-436-7332
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 21, 2025
- Built
- Apr 1, 2025 – Apr 2, 2025
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.