{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 25V489 (25C31): 2025 F-150 hybrid",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v489/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V489 (Ford): An audible warning chime that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-150 Hybrid, model year 2025. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 25 July 2025. 56,473 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 F-150 hybrid vehicles equipped with a 3.5L hybrid electric powertrain. When the driver or passenger's seat belt is not buckled and the vehicle is started, the audible warning chime may not activate as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the … 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: 25C31. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V489 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 audible warning chime that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.” 25V489 Ford Motor Company Seat Belts:Front:Warning Light/Devices 25 July 2025 2025-2025 FORD F-150 HYBRID Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 F-150 hybrid vehicles equipped with a 3.5L hybrid electric powertrain. When the driv",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T19:57:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T19:57:21+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 25V489 (25C31): 2025 F-150 hybrid\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v489/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}