Vehicle recall 25V197000 · May 23, 2025
Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator
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.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- Seat belts that do not retract or extend can fail to restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V197000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 23, 2025
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Manufacturer campaign
- 25S31
- Owner notification
- October 22, 2025
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 112,951
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Seat belts › Pretensioner
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Expedition (2018-2020): 2020, 2019, 2018
- Lincoln Navigator (2018-2020): 2020, 2019, 2018
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