Ford Already Has 40 Recalls This Year

We are just a few weeks into spring, and Ford already has a truckload of recalls in the US for 2025. From January 1 through April 18, the automaker has posted no less than 40 recalls. That includes a brake recall for 123,611 F-150s, Expeditions, and Lincoln Navigators we covered yesterday. At this rate, Ford is averaging one recall every 2.7 days. But in the grand scheme, the automaker is actually doing better compared to last year.

That’s because the total number of recalled vehicles is down by a significant margin. Specifically, 1,235,256 Fords have been recalled this year. That’s nearly 1 million less compared to the same period in 2024.

Photo by: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Perusing Ford recalls posted at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), almost half affect less than 1,000 vehicles each. Going further down the rabbit hole, five recalls are for less than 100 vehicles. The lowest? Ford recalled two 2022 Mavericks on February 28 to correct a software problem addressed by a previous recall.

That brings us to another caveat in Ford’s recall saga. Approximately half of the recalls are part of an audit the company announced on March 20, focused on vehicle software improvements. Per Ford’s announcement:

“We’re conducting an audit of earlier recalls that included software as part of the remedy. The initial results are encouraging: the vast majority of recall repairs were successful, with the correct software version installed on the relevant module. While most of these recalls were performed correctly to date, we have issued 18 recalls to double check on certain vehicles.”  

A Ford spokesperson told Motor1 that the number has risen to 21 since that March announcement.

That said, the official recall count still stands at 40. Even with 21 of those being part of the audit, Ford still leads all other automakers for both total number of recalls and vehicles affected. Volkswagen has issued 12 recalls this year, followed by General Motors at 9. Honda and Stellantis have issued 8 each.

As for affected vehicles, Ford is the only automaker currently over 1 million. Tesla holds second with 661,810, just over half of Ford’s total. Volkswagen comes next at 346,401, followed by Toyota at 317,359 and Honda with 316,489 vehicles.