- Vehicles
- 780
- Built between
- Nov 2024 – Nov 2025
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 26 December 2025
- Repaired
- 69%
- Unrepaired
- 237
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2024 and November 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2025-2026 Ford EscapeBuilt November 2024 to unknown
- 2025-2026 Lincoln CorsairBuilt November 2024 to November 2025
Repair progress
237 of 780 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
69% repaired — 537 of 780 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 6
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 2025-2026 Corsair and Escape vehicles. The seat belt retractors for the left and right rear passenger seats may not be securely fastened.
What could happen
An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will inspect and secure, or replace the seat belt retractor bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 26, 2025.
Parts involved
- Rear seatbelt retractor boltW505275-S451Rear seatbelt retractor bolt
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 builtNovember 2024 to November 2025
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 December 2025
- Owners notified26 December 2025
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 69% 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 12 December 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 25C68. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 15, 2025.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 25C68
- Recalling manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
- 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.