Transport Canada carries this recall as 2025548, dated 11 October 2025. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 25V687, dated 10 October 2025. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 25SA3.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2025548 | 25V687 |
| Dated | 11 October 2025 | 10 October 2025 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Ford | |
The two registers are 1 day apart: the American entry is dated first, the Canadian one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 25V687, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2025548
- Recall date
- 11 October 2025
- Make
- Ford, Lincoln
- Models
- Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility (explorer), Aviator
- Model years
- 2024 to 2026
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 102
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue: rnOn certain vehicles, the trailer hitch bolts may not have been tightened properly. As a result, the bolts could loosen and the hitch could detach from the vehicle. rnNote: This recall only affects vehicles equipped with the trailer tow package. rn rnSafety Risk: rnA trailer hitch and/or towed trailer that detaches from a vehicle could create a road hazard for others and/or create the risk of a crash. rn rnCorrective Actions: rnFord will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, tighten or replace the trailer hitch bolts.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2025548.