NHTSA campaign 25V678000 · Ford campaign 25C54
Ford Recall 25V-678: Passenger Air Bag May Deploy Improperly/FMVSS 208
NHTSA recall 25V678000 (Ford campaign 25C54) was reported by Ford Motor Company on October 9, 2025, with 405 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Ranger for the 2025 model year. Owners were notified on November 26, 2025, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 25V678000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V678000 (also written 25V-678 or 25V678)
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Ford campaign number
- 25C54
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 405 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Interior Panels — Dashboard
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
Repair completion: 91.85% (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 25V678000. 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 Ranger
- 2025 · Vehicles built September 9, 2025 – September 10, 2025 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V678000.
Defect description
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."
Safety consequence
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Manufacturer 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V678000
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.