- Vehicles
- 56,473
- Built between
- May 2024 – Jun 2025
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 August 2025
- Repaired
- 85%
- Unrepaired
- 8,121
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2024 and June 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2025 Ford F-150 HybridBuilt May 2024 to June 2025
Repair progress
8,121 of 56,473 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
85% repaired — 48,169 of 56,473 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 183
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 2025 F-150 hybrid vehicles equipped with a 3.5L hybrid electric powertrain. When the driver or passenger's seat belt is not buckled and the vehicle is started, the audible warning chime may not activate as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What could happen
An audible warning chime that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will update the audio control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 15, 2025.
Parts involved
- Audio Control ModuleSL3T-18K938-BK/BL/DK/DL/DEK/DEL/ZDK/ZDL/YDK/YDLAudio Control Module
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 builtMay 2024 to June 2025
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 July 2025
- Owners notified15 August 2025
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 85% 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 25 July 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 25C31.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 25C31
- Recalling manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
- 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.