- Ford issued four recalls impacting nearly 625,000 vehicles
- Largest one targets 332,778 Mustangs in cold-weather states.
- Another action involves nearly 292,000 Super Duty trucks.
After a short lull, the Ford recall floodgates have burst back open. This time we’re adding four more to the pile, which means the battered Blue Oval has now issued 120 campaigns this year alone. To put that into perspective, that’s 100 more than General Motors.
Since there are so many this time around, we’ll be relatively brief and note the biggest involves 332,778 Mustangs from the 2015-2017 model years. The issue dates back to 2023 and was first flagged by Transport Canada.
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It targets cold weather states including Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.
That’s a pretty big list, but the issue involves water and road salt that can corrode the front seat belt anchor pretensioner cables over time. This can weaken the cable, increasing the risk of an injury during a crash.
The seat belt anchor pretensioner assembly makes contact with carpeting and underlayment, which can get wet and be soaked in a ‘road salt slushie.’ To address the issue, dealers will remove some carpeting and underlayment as well as inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary. However, a fix isn’t expected to be ready until January of 2026.
Cameras, Again
The second recall involves 291,901 F-250, F-350, and F-450 pickups from 2020-2022. They have a 360-degree camera system that may not show a rearview image properly in certain lighting conditions.
Digging deeper, the government says a “substantial difference in lighting conditions across the various cameras can lead to an exposure disparity in the composite view.” This causes the automatic exposure compensation system to screw up and show “severely underexposed or overexposed” images.
As part of the recall, dealers will update the image processing module software. Unfortunately, this update isn’t expected to be available until March.
Windshields That Can Fall Out
Continuing our descent into recall hell, nine Broncos and Rangers have windshields that can detach during an accident. The handful of 2025 models had their windshields installed with paint masking tape separating the glass from the windshield frame.
The issue is being blamed on plant workers who “failed to consistently remove the painted masking tape from the windshield frames during … final assembly.” This appears to have been rather obvious as Ford was alerted to the issue after a customer complained of a seal/sticker protruding from their truck.
As part of the campaign, dealership techs will remove the windshield and any masking tape that may remain. They’ll then reinstall the windshield.
No Warning
Lastly, there’s another Mustang recall involving three vehicles from the 2021-2023 model years. This is to address an earlier botched recall as a dealership tool may not have uploaded the correct software to the vehicles.
The original campaign involved a Body Control Module with an incorrect configuration. This prevents the vehicle from performing brake fluid sensor diagnostics, meaning customers wouldn’t be warned about having low brake fluid.
Due to the mix up, a handful of customers will need to go back to the dealership and have new body control module software installed. Hopefully, the right one this time around.
