{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 25V543 (25C42): 2025 Explorer and Aviator",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v543/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V543 (Ford): Trailer tail lights that do not illuminate as intended can reduce visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, model year 2025. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 22 August 2025. 213,121 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Explorer and Aviator vehicles. When towing a trailer, the tail lights on the trailer may fail to illuminate due to an improperly manufactured body control module. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard … 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: 25C42. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V543 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: “Trailer tail lights that do not illuminate as intended can reduce visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.” 25V543 Ford Motor Company Exterior Lighting:Tail Lights 22 August 2025 2025-2025 FORD EXPLORER, LINCOLN AVIATOR Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Explorer and Aviator vehicles. When towing a trailer, the",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T19:58:46+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T19:58:46+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 25V543 (25C42): 2025 Explorer and Aviator\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v543/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}