Ford Motor Company recalls another 56,000 trucks in a record year
Ford made $50.2 billion in Q2 2025. It’s more than an impressive number; it’s a record for the Blue Oval. But that’s not the only record the Ford Motor Company shattered this year. Ford’s latest recall names 56,000 F-150 hybrids for seatbelt safety issues, and it marks the newest recall notice in Ford’s most recall-intensive year ever.
Ford Motor Company recalled over 56,000 F-150 hybrid pickup trucks for a seatbelt issue that could increase the ‘risk of injury’
Earlier this year, the Ford Motor Company recalled a massive 850,000 vehicles due to a problem with their low-pressure fuel pumps. Now, Ford is recalling an estimated 56,473 MY 2025 F-150 hybrid pickup trucks for violating the NHTSA’s Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208.
According to a notice from the NHTSA to the Ford Motor Company, the recall includes “certain 2025 F-150 hybrid vehicles equipped with a 3.5L hybrid electric powertrain.” But the recall has little to do with the hybrid powertrain, but rather seatbelt warning equipment.
Under driving conditions, front seat belt warning chimes may not activate when passengers are seated without buckled seatbelts. Why does it concern the NHTSA and Ford? In short, the lack of a warning chime could fail to remind motorists to buckle up, and “increase the risk of injury during a crash.”
Fortunately, the fix is simple. A Ford service center will perform a module software update, free of charge to the owner.
So what can owners do? They can keep an eye out for recall notifications or use the NHTSA’s VIN lookup tool to verify that their Ford truck is part of campaign number 25V489.
The Blue Oval has had a record year for recalls
This latest recall seems relatively straightforward. However, it’s the latest in a pretty eventful year for the brand.
Ford has issued around 90 recalls this year alone, easily establishing it as a record for the brand. At an industry scale, though, the first few quarters of 2025 dethroned General Motors’ 77-recall year back in 2014.
While the recalls haven’t stopped the Blue Oval from record revenue in Q2 2025, CEO Jim Farley has publicly recognized a need for a “culture shift” to address some of Ford’s quality concerns.
