Automotive recalls are a fact of life. When a responsible automaker gets wind that multiple drivers are experiencing trouble with some safety feature, it gives its dealerships the instructions and parts to set things right. And foots the bill. Ford is one of those automakers. Still, Ford owners were shocked when the company announced 24 recalls in the first 12 weeks of 2025. Why so many? Several are repeat recalls because the original recall work appears to be faulty.

• 2021–2024 Bronco Sport and 2022–2023 Maverick – battery stalling bug.
• 2023 Super Duty trucks – window obstruction glitch.
• 2022–2023 Mustang Mach-E – battery contactor overheating.
• 2021–2022 Escape Hybrid and 2021–2022 Lincoln Corsair – unintended neutral shift.
• 2022–2024 F-150 Lightning – shutdown risk.
• 2020–2022 Explorer – camera blackout.

When a fix needs fixing: The 2025 Ford recall re-do parade

One of the weirdest parts of the 2025 Ford recall blitz is how many of the vehicles had already been recalled. For example, 12,833 units of the 2021–2024 Ford Bronco Sport and 2022–2023 Maverick are back in the shop for another round. The reason? The software update that was supposed to fix battery-related stalling didn’t take.

“Certain vehicles may have received an incorrect software update,” Ford wrote in one NHTSA filing. This could “result in a stall and a loss of motive power.”

And they weren’t alone. Nine 2023 F-250 and F-350 trucks are also under a repeat recall for power windows that don’t stop for fingers. Ford says the prior fix “did not detect an obstruction near the top edge of the window.”

In plain English? The fix didn’t fix it.

2025 Ford recall run includes electric, hybrid, and gas vehicles

Ford’s recall tsunami spans its entire lineup—hybrid, gas, and electric. The F-150 Lightning? Yup. Mustang Mach-E? That too. In one case, the company admitted “some vehicles may have high-voltage battery main contactors that may overheat.” That’s a bad day waiting to happen.

Meanwhile, some Escapes and Corsairs may have software bugs that cause them to shift into neutral while driving. Ford admitted the “Hybrid Powertrain Control Module may experience an internal fault” under certain conditions.

In another recall, Ford’s own report says its Escape Hybrid could “experience an internal short circuit,” and trigger a shutdown of the high-voltage battery system. Translation: a car that suddenly loses all power.

And it’s not just tech glitches. On the F-Super Duty trucks, the NHTSA warns that “fuel pump damage can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.”

The real issue behind the 2025 Ford recall storm

So why is this happening now? Part of the answer is dealer tech. Ford’s update system didn’t verify whether software updates actually installed. One NHTSA recall notes that “the dealer tool did not provide detailed confirmation of the update status.”

That’s led to a cascade of repeat recalls. Ford’s own filings reveal “a change to dealer software tools has triggered an audit,” uncovering even more vehicles with incomplete or incorrect repairs.

In total, these 24 recalls affected more than 600,000 Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Own a Ford? You can check your VIN at NHTSA.gov to see if they’re part of the 2025 Ford recall sweep. Because in this recall tsunami, nobody wants to be the one who missed the memo.