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Ford Recalls 355,000 F-Series Trucks and Nearly 500,000 SUVs Over Dashboard and Brake Defects

The truck displays get an immediate software update, while the Edge and Lincoln MKX brake‑hose fix is still being developed as Ford’s 2025 recall count tops 100.

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FILE - The Ford logo is seen above the entrance to the Ford Motor Company Kentucky Truck Plant, April 30, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Overview

  • NHTSA filings say 355,656 2025 F-150 and 2025–2026 Super Duty trucks can start with a blank instrument cluster, and Ford will push a free over‑the‑air or dealer software update that disables a memory‑protection feature.
  • Ford reports 95 warranty claims tied to the dashboard issue and no known crashes or injuries; owner letters begin in early September and dealers were alerted in late August.
  • Separately, 499,129 SUVs—2015–2018 Ford Edge and 2016–2018 Lincoln MKX—are being recalled for rear brake hoses that can rupture and leak fluid, increasing stopping distance; Ford estimates about 1% may be affected and is targeting an April 2026 remedy.
  • Additional Aug. 22 notices cover 213,121 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs for trailer tail‑light failures and about 100,900 2024–2026 Ford Ranger pickups for side curtain air bags that may tear, pushing the total impacted vehicles above 800,000.
  • Dealers were instructed not to demonstrate or deliver affected new F‑Series trucks until the instrument‑cluster software update is applied, according to dealer communications posted this week.