Filed by Ford Motor Company on October 9, 2025; 1 model-year listings affected.
Structure: interior panels, dashboard · Air bags: frontal
NHTSA campaign 25V678000 · reported October 9, 2025 · Ford Motor Company · 405 vehicles potentially affected
- The problem
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ranger vehicles. The instrument panel top cover may prevent the passenger air bag from deploying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the instrument panel assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 26, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C54. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 14, 2025.
Whether a particular car is included depends on its build date: check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.