NHTSA campaign 25V049000 · Ford campaign 25C02

Ford and Lincoln Recall 25V-049: Instrument Panel Display Failure/FMVSS 101 & 102

NHTSA recall 25V049000 (Ford campaign 25C02) was reported by Ford Motor Company on January 31, 2025, with 298 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Bronco Sport, Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair for the 2025 model year. Owners were notified on February 17, 2025, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
25V049000 (also written 25V-049 or 25V049)
Filed by
Ford Motor Company
Ford campaign number
25C02
Report received
Potentially affected
298 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 101

Repair completion: 96.64% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 25V049000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

  • Ford Bronco Sport

    • 2025 · Vehicles built November 29, 2024 – December 13, 2024 (per NHTSA)
  • Ford Escape

    • 2025 · Vehicles built December 6, 2024 – December 13, 2024 (per NHTSA)
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Lincoln

  • Lincoln Corsair

    • 2025 · Vehicles built December 6, 2024 – December 18, 2024 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V049000.

Defect description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Bronco Sport, Escape, and Lincoln Corsair vehicles. The Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) may not illuminate at startup or while driving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays" and 102, "Transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect" as well as FMVSS numbers 126, 108, 135, 138, 208, and 305.

Safety consequence

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the instrument panel cluster, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C02.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V049000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.