{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 25V687 (25SA3): 2024-2026 Explorer and 2024-2026 Lincoln Aviator",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v687/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V687 (Ford): While towing a trailer, loose trailer hitch bolts can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, or cause the trailer to detach...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, model years 2024 to 2026. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 10 October 2025. 1,412 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Explorer and 2024-2026 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The trailer hitch assembly bolts may be loose. 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: 25SA3. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V687 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: “While towing a trailer, loose trailer hitch bolts can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, or cause the trailer to detach. Either of these conditions can increase the risk of a crash.” 25V687 Ford Motor Company Trailer Hitches 10 October 2025 2024-2026 FORD EXPLORER, LINCOLN AVIATOR Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Explorer and 2024-2026 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The trailer hitch assembly bolts may be loose. While towing a trailer, loose trailer hitch bolts can cause a",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:01:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:01:47+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 25V687 (25SA3): 2024-2026 Explorer and 2024-2026 Lincoln Aviator\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v687/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}