The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 F-150, Bronco, 2024 Ranger, 2025 Mustang, Explorer, and Aviator vehicles. The transmission valve body may have been machined incorrectly, which can cause reverse gear failure, or unexpected forward movement in reverse or neutral gear.
The risk
Unexpected vehicle movement increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the transmission main control valve body, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 11, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S19.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Bronco | 2024, 2025 |
| Ford Explorer | 2025 |
| Ford F-150 | 2024, 2025 |
| Ford Mustang | 2025 |
| Ford Ranger | 2024 |
| Lincoln Aviator | 2025 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:VALVES/VALVE BODY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Bronco | 2024 | 82 | 16 |
| Ford Bronco | 2025 | 55 | 19 |
| Ford Explorer | 2025 | 107 | 20 |
| Ford F-150 | 2024 | 194 | 11 |
| Ford F-150 | 2025 | 109 | 14 |
| Ford Mustang | 2025 | 19 | 6 |
| Ford Ranger | 2024 | 94 | 13 |
| Lincoln Aviator | 2025 | 18 | 15 |
Other power train recalls in 2025
41 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the power train; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 25V881000 18 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V866000 12 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V860000 12 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V863000 12 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V723000 23 Oct 2025 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 25V705000 16 Oct 2025 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 25V702000 15 Oct 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
| 25V703000 15 Oct 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025