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NHTSA Campaign 25V628000

ENGINE

NHTSA campaign 25V628000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine. The repair is free.

Ford Motor Company filed the report for 25V628000 with NHTSA on September 19, 2025; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 25V628000, NHTSA lists up to 4,632 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 17, 2020 and December 1, 2020.

The 25V628000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 25V628000 were scheduled from October 3, 2025, 14 days after the report.

25V628000 covers 2 models from Lincoln and Ford, model years 2020.

Owners of the model years 25V628000 covers have filed at least 54 complaints naming the engine, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 25V628000 vehicles, the 2020 Ford Expedition has the most (51).

By potentially affected vehicles, 25V628000 ranks 338 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.

Besides 25V628000, Ford Motor Company has 33 other recalls on the engine on this site; the one before 25V628000 was 25V344000, reported on June 13, 2025.

What this recall covers

The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. A short circuit within the battery junction box can cause an engine fire while driving or parked.
The risk
A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.
The fix
Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures and other vehicles, until the remedy is performed. Dealers will inspect and replace the battery junction box, as necessary, and remove a ground wire. On models equipped with standard-duty radiator fan motors, dealers will also install an auxiliary electrical box with a wire jumper. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 3, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's numbers for this recall are 22S36 and 22S48. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on September 23, 2025.

Reported September 19, 2025

Vehicles covered by 25V628000 (2)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V628000, 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: September 19, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted