Vehicle recall 25V678000 · October 9, 2025
2025 Ford Ranger
The instrument panel top cover may prevent the passenger air bag from deploying as intended.
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 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."
- Consequence
- An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
- Remedy
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V678000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 9, 2025
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Manufacturer campaign
- 25C54
- Owner notification
- November 26, 2025
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 405
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Structure › Interior panels › Dashboard; Air bags › Frontal
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Ranger (2025): 2025
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