The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2026 F-150 Lightning BEV, 2024-2026 Mustang Mach-E, and 2025-2026 Maverick vehicles. The integrated park module may fail to lock into the park position when the driver shifts into park. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
The risk
A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The park module software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 3, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C69. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 26, 2026.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F-150 Lightning BEV | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Ford Maverick | 2025, 2026 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL
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 Lightning BEV | 2022 | 92 | 9 |
| Ford F-150 Lightning BEV | 2023 | 113 | 11 |
| Ford F-150 Lightning BEV | 2024 | 31 | 4 |
| Ford F-150 Lightning BEV | 2025 | 9 | 3 |
| Ford F-150 Lightning BEV | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford Maverick | 2025 | 24 | 12 |
| Ford Maverick | 2026 | 6 | 7 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 2024 | 48 | 5 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 2025 | 14 | 7 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 25V674000 9 Oct 2025 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025