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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A liftgate that falls unexpectedly increases the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V568 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Marathon Industries Inc. |
| System at fault | Structure:Body:Hatchback/Liftgate:Hinge And Attachments |
| Reported to NHTSA | 20 August 2026 |
| Model years | 2025-2025 |
| Vehicles named | FORD F-650 SD |
What the notice says today
The defect
Marathon Industries Inc. (Marathon Industries) is recalling one 2025 Ford F-650 SD vehicle. The deck pins may break, resulting in the liftgate platform falling.
The consequence
A liftgate that falls unexpectedly increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Marathon Industries will work with the supplier, Hiab, to inspect the platform bushings and hydraulic systems and replace the deck pins, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 2026. Owner may contact Marathon Industries' customer service at 1-661-286-1520.
What it said before
This notice has been edited since it was first published. NHTSA shows only the current version. Both are below, read straight from the agency at the times shown, with the words that moved marked.
The remedy was rewritten
10 words added, 11 removed. The notice grew from 301 to 296 characters.
Marathon Industries will work with the supplier, Hiab, to inspect the platform bushings and hydraulic systems and replace the deck pins, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification. Owner may contact Marathon Industries' customer service at 1-661-286-1520.
Marathon Industries will work with the supplier, Hiab, to inspect the platform bushings and hydraulic systems and replace the deck pins, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 2026. Owner may contact Marathon Industries' customer service at 1-661-286-1520.
Nothing above is our paraphrase. Both columns are the agency’s own text; only the marking is ours.
This is one of 901 notices in the record whose component field names structure. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.
Last checked . The remedy was last reworded on , and both versions are held.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 26V568 on 5 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
c09498c8 - Consequence
53885373 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 4 September 2026 and have caught it being edited 1 time since.
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