Filed by Ford Motor Company on October 10, 2025; 4 model-year listings affected.
Forward collision avoidance: warnings, external/pedestrian alert · Back over prevention: warnings, external/pedestrian alert
NHTSA campaign 25V691000 · reported October 10, 2025 · Ford Motor Company · 43,438 vehicles potentially affected
- The problem
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid and 2025 Explorer hybrid police vehicles. A software error may prevent the vehicle from emitting the pedestrian warning sound at certain speeds.
- The risk
- A vehicle that does not produce a warning sound may fail to alert pedestrians of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- The audio control module and digital signal processing module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 5, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA2. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 10, 2025.
Whether a particular car is included depends on its build date: check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.