Ford Suspension: Upper Ball Joint

Ford is recalling about 29,501 vehicles over a problem with the suspension. A detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle steering and control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
25V341000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
23 May 2025
Vehicles
29,501
Built between
Feb 2024 – Apr 2025
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
6 June 2025
Repaired
82%
Unrepaired
5,236

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2024 and April 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2024-2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEVBuilt February 2024 to April 2025

Repair progress

5,236 of 29,501 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

82% repaired — 24,061 of 29,501 reported

Owners not reachable
201
Scrapped or exported
3

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 2024-2025 F-150 Lightning BEV vehicles. The front upper control arm ball joint nut may not have been tightened properly, allowing the front upper control arm to detach from the knuckle assembly.

What could happen

A detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle steering and control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect the upper control arm ball joint nut, and replace the nut and/or knuckle assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2025.

Parts involved

  • Nut & Wshr M12 Hf Ptp Con 10W717969-S440Control Arm Ball Joint Nut

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. Vehicles builtFebruary 2024 to April 2025
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 May 2025
  3. Owners notified6 June 2025
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 82% 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 23 May 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 24S76. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V949.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
24S76
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.

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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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