NHTSA Campaign 25V831000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 25V831000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 25V831000 with NHTSA on December 1, 2025; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 25V831000, NHTSA lists up to 1,195 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 6, 2025 and December 26, 2025.
The 25V831000 report reached NHTSA 1 month before the end of the affected build window.
Owner notification letters for 25V831000 were scheduled from January 14, 2026, 44 days after the report.
25V831000 covers 1 model from Lincoln, model years 2025.
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V831000 ranks 411 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 25V831000, Ford Motor Company has 29 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 25V831000 was 25V688000, reported on October 10, 2025.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The rear lightbar may have cracks in the outer lens or weld track that allow moisture to accumulate, which can result in inoperative or flickering reverse lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- Inoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other drivers that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the rear lightbar, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C66. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 3, 2025.
Reported December 1, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V831000 (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V831000, 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: December 1, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted