NHTSA Campaign 25V197000
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
NHTSA campaign 25V197000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: pretensioner. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 25V197000 with NHTSA on May 23, 2025; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 25V197000, NHTSA lists up to 112,951 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 25V197000 were scheduled from October 22, 2025, 152 days after the report.
25V197000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2018–2020.
Owners of the model years 25V197000 covers have filed at least 176 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 25V197000 vehicles, the 2019 Ford Expedition has the most (109).
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V197000 ranks 152 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 25V197000, Ford Motor Company has 31 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 25V197000 was 25V093000, reported on February 14, 2025.
What this recall covers
- 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 fix
- 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.
Reported May 23, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V197000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V197000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 23, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted