Ford Motor Company: Seat Belts › Pretensioner
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 23, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 112,951. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The seat belt pretensioner in the driver and/or front passenger seat may inadvertently lock the seat belt, which will not allow the belt to retract or extend.
The risk
Seat belts that do not retract or extend can fail to restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the seat belt retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 22, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S31. Some vehicles in this recall that were previously inspected under recall 24V-099 and did not have parts replaced will need to have this new recall remedy completed.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Ford Expedition | 428 | 18 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020 Lincoln Navigator | 32 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 Ford Expedition | 526 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 Lincoln Navigator | 85 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 Ford Expedition | 383 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 Lincoln Navigator | 52 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
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 25V197000.
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