Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 25V197000

Seat belts: pretensioner

Ford Motor Company filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2025-05-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 25V197000

Seat belts: pretensioner

Component
Seat belts: pretensioner
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Vehicles affected
112,951
Reported to NHTSA
2025-05-23
Owners notified
2025-10-22

Defect description

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.

Safety 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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-888-275-9171), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Expedition2020 2019 2018
Lincoln Navigator2020 2019 2018

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.