{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 25V020 (25S03): 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v020/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V020 (Ford): An improperly secured transmission can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford's own number: 25S03.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, model year 2025. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 17 January 2025. 259 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The transmission may be improperly secured due to loose cross member bolts. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 25S03. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V020 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An improperly secured transmission can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.” 25V020 Ford Motor Company Power Train:Automatic Transmission 17 January 2025 2025-2025 FORD EXPLORER, LINCOLN AVIATOR Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The transmission may be improperly secured due to loose cross member bolts. An improperly secured transmission can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T19:21:27+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T19:21:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 25V020 (25S03): 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v020/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}