Ford Visibility: Linkages

Ford is recalling about 652,996 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. Inoperative windshield wipers can reduce visibility in certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
22V250000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
14 April 2022
Vehicles
652,996
Built between
Not published
Models
7
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 October 2022
Repaired
78%
Unrepaired
137,525

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2020-2021 Ford Expedition
  • 2020-2021 Ford F-150
  • 2020-2022 Ford F-250 SD
  • 2020-2022 Ford F-350 SD
  • 2020-2022 Ford F-450 SD
  • 2020-2022 Ford F-550 SD
  • 2020-2021 Lincoln Navigator

Repair progress

137,525 of 652,996 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2025.

78% repaired — 508,559 of 652,996 reported

Owners not reachable
6,824
Scrapped or exported
88

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 F-150, Expedition, 2020-2022 Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, and 2020-2021 Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The windshield wiper arms may break, causing the windshield wipers to fail.

What could happen

Inoperative windshield wipers can reduce visibility in certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will replace both front windshield wiper arms, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed on May 24, 2022. Remedy parts are expected to be available 3rd Quarter 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 21, 2022.

Parts involved

  • Wiper Arm AsyFL34-17526-ABWiper Arm Asy - Passenger
  • Wiper Arm AsyFL34-17527-AAWiper Arm Asy - Driver
  • Wiper Arm AsyML34-17526-ABWiper Arm Asy - Passenger
  • Wiper Arm AsyML34-17527-ABWiper Arm Asy - Driver

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA14 April 2022
  2. Owners notified21 October 2022
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2025 — 78% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 14 April 2022.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S26.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
22S26
Recalling manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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