FORD, LINCOLN — recall

Automotive · United States · 2025-03-28

Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles have a driver seat belt pretensioner issue

Country	United States
Category	Automotive
Published	2025-03-28
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Models affected	EXPEDITION, NAVIGATOR
Model year	2018-2020
Units affected	105322
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._x000D_ Seat belts that do not retract or extend can fail to restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Component	SEAT BELTS
Remedy	Dealers will inspect the seat belt retractor date codes and replace the seat belt retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 14, 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.
Recall number	25V197000
Official notice	View source ↗

What this means for sellers

Likely platform / channel actions	OEMs/dealers will run the remedy (repair, replace or refund); component suppliers in the chain may face traceback.
Self-check for comparable products	Check your comparable products' design, materials and QC records against the defect described here.
Rules & standards likely involved	FMVSS (NHTSA) · Full guide →

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