{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 26V025 (26C01): 2025 F-59 and F-53",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v025/",
  "summary": "Recall 26V025 (Ford): Brake lights that do not illuminate properly while driving increase the risk of a crash. In addition, the vehicle may be shifted o...",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-53, Ford F-59, model year 2025. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 21 January 2026. 231 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 F-59 and F-53 vehicles. The exterior brake lights may illuminate unexpectedly or fail to illuminate when the brake pedal is activated, due to an incorrectly installed switch. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety … 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: 26C01. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V025 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: “Brake lights that do not illuminate properly while driving increase the risk of a crash. In addition, the vehicle may be shifted out of park without the brake pedal applied, increasing the risk of a rollaway and crash.” 26V025 Ford Motor Company Exterior Lighting:Back Up Lights:Switch 21 January 2026 2025-2025 FORD F-53, FORD F-59 Ford Motor Company (Ford) ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:07:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:07:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 26V025 (26C01): 2025 F-59 and F-53\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v025/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}