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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2025 Ford Expedition Recalls

The 2025 Ford Expedition has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2025 Ford Expedition. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
38

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2025 Ford Expedition, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2025 Ford Expedition

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
26V606000
Reported
September 22, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 41,748
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 3 other models

26V606000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: integrated trailer brake control

Campaign
26V104000
Reported
February 20, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 4,381,878
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 2022–2024 Expedition, 7 other models

26V104000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module

Campaign
25V823000
Reported
December 1, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 679
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

25V823000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module: software

Campaign
25V488000
Reported
July 25, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 312,120
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

25V488000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
25V439000
Reported
June 27, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 171
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

25V439000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication

Campaign
25V198000
Reported
March 28, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 4,356
Risk NHTSA names
crash and fire
Same campaign
also 2024 Expedition, 1 other model

25V198000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2025 Ford Expedition complaints by year

NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2025 Ford Expedition, the newest on October 17, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2025 Ford Expedition, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (21%), followed by the steering (18%) and the electrical system (16%).

1 of the 2025 Ford Expedition's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Forward Collision Avoidance8
  • Unknown Or Other8
  • Steering7
  • Electrical System6
  • Seats6
  • Power Train5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2025 Ford Expedition received by NHTSA, by calendar year
202511
202627

Complaints about the 2025 Ford Expedition peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 27.

The 2025 is too new to rank against other Ford Expedition years: its window closes at the end of 2028.

Ford Expedition years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 38 complaints about the 2025 Ford Expedition are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford Expedition by model year

Other 2025 Ford models

Newest record on this page: October 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted