- Vehicles
- 4
- Built between
- Oct 2020 – Mar 2022
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 29 August 2025
- Repaired
- 100%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2020 and March 2022. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Ford Accessory Parts F-150 Trailer Brake CtrlBuilt October 2020 to March 2022
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q1 2026.
100% repaired — 4 of 4 reported
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 Trailer Brake Controllers sold as accessory parts for 2021-2022 F-150 vehicles with part numbers ML3Z-19H332-AA, ML3Z-19H332-BA and ML3Z-19H332-CA. This recall includes vehicles equipped with the recalled accessory parts that were previously repaired incorrectly under recall 22E045. The trailer brake controllers may fail to apply the trailer brakes when towing a trailer equipped with an electric or electric-over-hydraulic brake system.
What could happen
Loss of trailer brake functionality could result in extended stopping distance, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will update the integrated trailer brake control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 29, 2025.
Parts involved
- Kit - Trlr BrkML3Z-19H332-AAF-150 2021-2022 Trailer Brake Control
- Kit - Trlr BrkML3Z-19H332-BAF-150 2021-2022 Trailer Brake Control
- Kit - Trlr BrkML3Z-19H332-CAF-150 2021-2022 Trailer Brake Control
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2020 to March 2022
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 June 2025
- Owners notified29 August 2025
- Latest repair reportQ1 2026 — 100% 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 27 June 2025.
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 25S73.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 25S73
- 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.
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.