NHTSA campaign 25V691000 · Ford campaign 25SA2
Ford and Lincoln Recall 25V-691: Missing Pedestrian Warning Sound
NHTSA recall 25V691000 (Ford campaign 25SA2) was reported by Ford Motor Company on October 10, 2025, with 43,438 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid and Ford Explorer Hybrid for model years 2024–2026. Owners were notified on November 5, 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 25V691000 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
- 25V691000 (also written 25V-691 or 25V691)
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Ford campaign number
- 25SA2
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 43,438 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Back Over Prevention — Warnings — External/Pedestrian Alert
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 75.55% (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 25V691000. 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 Explorer Hybrid
Lincoln
Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V691000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
A vehicle that does not produce a warning sound may fail to alert pedestrians of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V691000
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.