2025 Ford F-150 Label Recall (25V271)

Recall 25V271 at a glance

What is wrong with the 2025 Ford F-150 in recall 25V271?

The air bag warning label may be missing from the dashboard.

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 F-150 vehicles. The air bag warning label may be missing from the dashboard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Is it safe to drive a 2025 F-150 with recall 25V271?

NHTSA has not told owners to stop driving, but the risk is real: A missing air bag warning label will not warn occupants about the risks of air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

NHTSA describes the risk this way: A missing air bag warning label will not warn occupants about the risks of air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

There is no do-not-drive order on this campaign. If your F-150 shows warning lights or behaves differently in a way that involves the labels, have it checked before driving further.

Which vehicles are included in recall 25V271?

Recall 25V271 covers 326 vehicles: 2025 Ford F-150.

NHTSA lists 326 vehicles in this campaign, built April 4, 2025 to April 8, 2025. Not every vehicle of these models and years is included, so check your VIN.

What is the fix for the F-150 label recall?

Yes. Ford will mail owners the warning labels, free of charge.

Ford will mail owners the warning labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 7, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C12.

When was recall 25V271 announced?

Ford Motor Company reported recall 25V271 to NHTSA on April 23, 2025. NHTSA lists the owner letter date as May 7, 2025.

This recall was filed 17 months ago, and vehicles were built over a span of 4 days. If your F-150 was built in that window, the VIN check below is the way to confirm it is included.

How do I check if my F-150 is part of recall 25V271?

Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. If recall 25V271 is open on your F-150, it will be listed there.

The fastest check is NHTSA’s VIN lookup. Type in the 17 characters from your registration or insurance card. Because only some 2025 F-150 vehicles are included, the VIN check is the only reliable way to know. A brand-new recall may take several days to show up.

What should F-150 owners do about recall 25V271?

Check your VIN, schedule the free recall repair, and keep a repair order for every dealer visit.

1. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm recall 25V271000 applies to your F-150.
2. Call a Ford dealer and schedule the recall repair. Ask how long the repair takes and whether parts are in stock.
3. Get a repair order for every visit, even if the dealer only inspects the vehicle. Read it before you leave and make sure your complaint is written the way you described it.
4. Write down when symptoms involving the labels happen: date, mileage, speed, weather and what you felt or heard. Photos and short videos help.
5. Count the days the vehicle is at the dealer. Days out of service add up toward California's 30-day presumption.
6. If the recall repair does not fix it, or the vehicle keeps going back for the same issue, talk to a lemon law attorney.

What are F-150 owners reporting to NHTSA?

Owners have filed 106 complaints with NHTSA about these vehicles since 2020, 22 of them about the other equipment.

NHTSA’s public complaint database lists 106 owner complaints filed since 2020 for the vehicles in this recall, and 22 of them involve the other equipment. Complaints are reports from owners and have not been verified by NHTSA, but a high count for the same component is a sign the problem is widespread.

• 2025 Ford F-150: 106 complaints in total, 22 about the other equipment

Here is what some owners told NHTSA, in their own words (excerpts, unverified):

A piece of reflective cloth like material has fallen from underside of truck bed and onto tailpipe and begun to burn. This creates a fire hazard for anybody using this vehicle. I have two of these similar trucks and it’s happening to both of them before 500 miles.

2025 Ford F-150 owner, CA, NHTSA complaint 11671811, filed July 7, 2025

Rear, side and front camera system complete failure. No seemed cause to the issue. Cannot use any of the cameras during the driving session until a power cycle is completed Around 30mi: Dealer inspected once and power cycled it. System fixed. Around 650mi: I power cycled the system and reset it.

2025 Ford F-150 owner, TX, NHTSA complaint 11681201, filed August 17, 2025

Rear view camera intermittently failed to display image when truck arrived to dealer from manufacturer in Jun 2025 before purchase. Problem confirmed by dealer. Camera replaced by dealer but problem persisted within weeks of purchase. Rear view camera displayed distorted (inverted/reversed) images, flickered on/off, then finally completely failed again.

2025 Ford F-150 owner, CA, NHTSA complaint 11695552, filed October 25, 2025

Can recall 25V271 make my F-150 a lemon in California?

Not by itself. A recall repair that fails, or repeat dealer visits for the same defect, can support a California lemon law claim.

A recall by itself does not make a car a lemon. Under California's Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, what matters is whether a defect covered by the warranty substantially impairs the vehicle's use, value or safety, and whether the manufacturer or its dealers fixed it within a reasonable number of attempts (Civ. Code 1793.2(d)).

Even an equipment recall can matter in a lemon law claim if the problem keeps coming back or the 2025 Ford F-150 spends many days at the dealer.

This is not the first recall for this problem. When a manufacturer has to recall the same labels again, that suggests the earlier fix did not work. If your 2025 Ford F-150 has had this repair more than once, keep every repair order.

Earlier campaigns on these vehicles involving the same component: 24V852000.

For the first 18 months or 18,000 miles, California presumes the manufacturer had enough chances if the F-150 went in two or more times for a defect likely to cause death or serious injury, four or more times for the same defect, or spent more than 30 days in the shop (Civ. Code 1793.22(b)). Direct notice to the manufacturer is required for some of these. The presumption is a shortcut, not the only path to a claim.

An owner who prevails in a lemon law case can recover reasonable attorney fees and costs from the manufacturer (Civ. Code 1794(d)). You pay nothing, win or lose. We are paid only if you win, and the manufacturer pays our fees, including in settlements. If a case is lost, our firm covers the costs.

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