Ford Exterior Lighting

Ford is recalling about 105,545 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. License plate, side marker, and tail lights that fail to illuminate as intended can reduce visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
25V546000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
22 August 2025
Vehicles
105,545
Built between
Sep 2022 – Jul 2025
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
10 October 2025
Repaired
63%
Unrepaired
38,190

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2022 and July 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2024-2025 Ford MustangBuilt September 2022 to July 2025

Repair progress

38,190 of 105,545 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

63% repaired — 65,973 of 105,545 reported

Owners not reachable
1,343
Scrapped or exported
39

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 Mustang, and Mustang GTD vehicles. Water may enter the body control module and cause a loss of communication with the exterior lighting, including the license plate light, side marker, and tail lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

What could happen

License plate, side marker, and tail lights that fail to illuminate as intended can reduce visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect and seal the body seams as necessary. Dealers will also inspect the body control module for corrosion and replace it, if necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 10, 2025.

Parts involved

  • Body Pillar Upper HingeFR3B-C02556-ABody Pillar Upper Hinge
  • Body SidePR3B-C27846-ABody Side
  • Cowl TopFR3B-6302015-ACowl Top
  • Cowl Top InnerPR3B-C02030-ACowl Top Inner
  • Gen1M BCMPR3T-15604-KAAGBody Control Module
  • Gen1MR C1 BCMRR3T-15604-KKACBody Control Module
  • Gen1MR C2 BCMSR3T-15604-JMAABody Control Module
  • Side Panel Cowl ReinforcementPR3B-C024A14-ASide Panel Cowl Reinforcement

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 builtSeptember 2022 to July 2025
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 August 2025
  3. Owners notified10 October 2025
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 63% 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 22 August 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 25C43.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
25C43
Recalling manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
Recall initiated by
OVSC

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.

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