Ford Motor Company: Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 22, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 355,656. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 F-550 SD, F-450 SD, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, and 2025 F-150 vehicles. The Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) may fail at startup.
The risk
An instrument panel display that does not show critical information, such as warning lights or vehicle speed, increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The instrument panel cluster software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S88.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ford F-250 SD | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 Ford F-350 SD | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Ford F-450 SD | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Ford F-550 SD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Ford F-150 | 109 | 14 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 Ford F-250 SD | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 Ford F-350 SD | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 Ford F-450 SD | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Ford F-550 SD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 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 25V540000.
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