Ford CEO Jim Farley updates consumers on the state of the company on ‘Kudlow’
According to federal safety data, Ford Motor Company will have recorded far more recalls than any other automaker in 2025. This eclipses a decade-old industry record and underlines ongoing quality issues affecting millions of vehicles across multiple model lines.
Ford recorded 152 recalls in 2025, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The manufacturer with the second most recalls was Honda, with 53, followed by Forest River with 32, General Motors with 27 and International Motors with 26.
Last week, Ford filed a recall with the NHTSA due to a software bug that could cause loss of propulsion power in certain 2020 Escape Hybrid vehicles and 2022 to 2024 Maverick Hybrid vehicles, although only 87 units may have been affected.
On the same day, four other recalls were issued by the automaker, including one involving an instrument panel cover that could come loose on an estimated 6,897 2025-2026 Maverick pickups. Another recall concerned headlights that could potentially malfunction in 2025 to 2026 Mustang Mach-E vehicles, affecting more than 45,000 units.
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Workers placed engines on the frames of Ford Motor Co.’s fuel-burning F-150 trucks. in production at their truck plant in Dearborn, Michigan, September 20, 2022. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Ford Bronco vehicles produced in 2021 and 2022 were also part of a recall that day. In such vehicles, the rearview camera may not turn off after the vehicle is shifted out of reverse, potentially distracting the driver.
These recalls were among the automaker’s most recent. Throughout the year, Ford has faced ongoing quality issues and issued numerous other recalls.
In October, Ford recalled more than 1.4 million vehicles after discovering that rearview cameras on certain Explorer, Taurus, C-Max, Escape, Flex, Fusion, Fiesta and Mustang vehicles manufactured between 2015 and 2020 could display a distorted, interrupted or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
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The company previously recalled nearly 1.9 million vehicles due to a similar rearview camera issue affecting select 2015 to 2019 Lincoln MKC, Lincoln Navigator, Mustang, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Edge, Ranger, Expedition, Econoline, Transit and Transit Connect vehicles.
By October, Ford had issued the most safety recalls among automakers in 2025, with more than 103 warnings, according to a report from Kelley Blue Book.
With about a third of the year remaining, Ford had already surpassed the previous annual record of 77 recalls set by General Motors in 2014, the report found.
Ford Motor Co is recalling nearly 617,00 Explorer SUVs in the United States at the request of regulators because the retaining pins could become loose, causing the vehicle’s roof rail covers to detach. (]Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS via Getty Images)
Ford is recalling 1.9 million vehicles due to a rearview camera defect that increases the risk of a crash
Under federal law, manufacturers are required to notify consumers when a vehicle fails to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards due to a safety-related defect. Recalls are intended to address safety issues before they lead to injuries or fatalities.
Manufacturers typically initiate recalls to reduce safety risks and avoid potential fines. However, the federal auto safety regulator, NHTSA, which is part of the Department of Transportation, can also order recalls based on consumer complaints and safety investigations.
Ford vehicles at a car lot (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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The company said: “The number of vehicles recalled reflects our intensive strategy to quickly identify and resolve hardware and software issues and go the extra mile to help protect customers.”
Ford also said it has more than doubled its team of safety and engineering experts in the past two years.
