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Ford Motor Company entered into more recalls in 2025 than any other automaker, according to federal safety data, surpassing a decade-old industry record and underscoring ongoing quality issues affecting millions of vehicles across multiple model lines.
According to information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Ford has filed 152 recalls by 2025. The second most recalled manufacturer was Honda, with 53, followed by Forest River with 32, General Motors with 27 and International Motors with 26.
Last week, Ford filed a recall with NHTSA for a software error that could cause a loss of steering power in certain 2020 Escape Hybrid and 2022 through 2024 Maverick Hybrid vehicles, although only 87 units may have been affected.
Four other recalls were issued by the automaker that day, including the instrument panel cover that can be found in approximately 6,897 2025-26 Maverick models. Another recall refers to headlights that may fail in 2025 to 2026 Mustang Mach-E vehicles, affecting more than 45,000 units.
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Workers fit engines into the frame of Ford Motor Co.’s F-150 gasoline trucks. under production at their Trucking facility in Dearborn, Mich., Sept. 20, 2022. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Ford Bronco vehicles built in 2021 and 2022 were also included in the recall issued that day. In such vehicles, the rear view camera may fail to turn off after the vehicle is pulled into reverse, which may distract the driver.
That recall was one of the latest issued by the automaker. Throughout the year, Ford has faced ongoing quality issues and issued several recalls.
In October, Ford recalled more than 1.4 million vehicles after finding rearview cameras in some Explorer, Taurus, C-Max, Escape, Flex, Fusion, Fiesta and Mustang vehicles built from 2015 to 2020 could display a distorted, intermittent or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
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The company previously recalled about 1.9 million vehicles for the same rearview camera issue affecting some 2015 to 2019 Lincoln MKC, Lincoln Navigator, Mustang, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Edge, Ranger, Expedition, Econoline, Transit and Transit Connect models.
By October, Ford had issued the most safety recalls among automakers in 2025, with more than 103 warnings, according to a report from Kelley Blue Book.
With about a third of the year remaining at that point, Ford had already surpassed the previous annual record of 77 setbacks set by General Motors in 2014, the report found.
Ford Motor Co is recalling about 617,00 Explorer SUVs in the United States at the request of regulators because the retaining pins can loosen and allow the rail covers to come off the vehicle. (]Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS via Getty Images)
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Under federal law, manufacturers are required to notify consumers when a vehicle fails to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards due to a safety-related defect. Recalls are intended to address safety issues before they cause injury or death.
Manufacturers often initiate recalls to reduce safety risks and avoid potential fines. However, the federal auto safety regulator, NHTSA, which is part of the Department of Transportation, can also order recalls based on consumer complaints and safety investigations.
FOX Business has reached out to Ford for comment on the recall rate issued in 2025.
In October, Ford told FOX Business its commitment to vehicle quality and customer safety is “critical.”
Ford cars in the car lot (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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The company said, “The number of recalled vehicles reflects our proactive strategy to quickly find and fix hardware and software issues and go the extra mile to help protect customers.”
Ford also said it has doubled its team of safety and technology experts in the past two years.
Daniella Genovese of FOX Business contributed to this report.
