NHTSA campaign 25V169000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Ford Motor Company: Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)

Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 14, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 567. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 F-150 vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 22V-188. The Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) for low transmission fluid pressure may falsely activate and cause the transmission to unexpectedly shift into neutral.

The risk

An unexpected shift into neutral will cause a loss of drive power and increase the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will update the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 22, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S24.

1 model year covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
2021 Ford F-1501,04229413

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 25V169000.

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