Ford Motor Company: Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Fluid/Lubricant › Valves/Valve Body
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 14, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 269. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ford Bronco | 56 | 19 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 Ford Explorer | 107 | 20 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 Ford F-150 | 109 | 14 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 Ford Mustang | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 Lincoln Aviator | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Ford Bronco | 82 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 Ford F-150 | 195 | 11 | 4 | 17 |
| 2024 Ford Ranger | 96 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 25V164000.
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