Transmission Valve Defect Affects 2025 Lincoln Aviator and Other Fords
Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Aviator and other 2024-2025 Ford vehicles due to a transmission valve body defect that can cause reverse gear failure or unexpected forward movement, increasing the risk of crashes.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is a structural vehicle defect affecting transmission control and reverse gear engagement that poses serious risk of unexpected vehicle movement and crashes. However, no actual injuries or incidents have been reported in the source material, resulting in a High rather than Severe classification.
Plain-English summary
Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Aviator vehicles and other 2024-2025 Ford models, including the Bronco, Mustang, and Explorer, as well as 2024 Ranger and F-150 models. The transmission main control valve body may have been machined incorrectly during manufacturing.
This defect can cause reverse gear failure or unexpected forward movement when the vehicle is in reverse or neutral, increasing the risk of unexpected vehicle movement and crashes.
A total of 269 vehicles are affected. Ford mailed owner notification letters beginning April 11, 2025. Owners should contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 to schedule a free replacement of the transmission main control valve body. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 or visit nhtsa.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2025 LINCOLN AVIATOR
- Brand
- LINCOLN
- Manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Category
- Vehicle — Transmission
- Hazard
- transmission-valve-defect
- reverse-gear-failure
- unexpected-forward-movement
- Affected units
- 269
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (6)
- AVIATOR
- BRONCO
- RANGER
- F-150
- MUSTANG
- EXPLORER
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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