The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 F-550 SD, F-450 SD, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, and 2025 F-150 vehicles. The Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) may fail at startup.
The risk
An instrument panel display that does not show critical information, such as warning lights or vehicle speed, increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The instrument panel cluster software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S88.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F-150 | 2025 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2025, 2026 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2025, 2026 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2025, 2026 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2025, 2026 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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 F-150 | 2025 | 109 | 14 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2025 | 17 | 8 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2026 | 9 | 7 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2025 | 14 | 7 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2026 | 8 | 6 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2026 | 3 | 4 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2025 | 1 | 4 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2026 | 1 | 4 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2025
148 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the electrical system; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
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| 25V905000 23 Dec 2025 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 25V897000 19 Dec 2025 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 25V895000 19 Dec 2025 | Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp. |
| 25V894000 19 Dec 2025 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 25V886000 18 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025