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Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator Recalled Over Loose Transmission Bolts

Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator models over an issue with loose or missing transmission bolts.

The defect: in affected vehicles, the transmission may be improperly secured due to loose cross member bolts.

The hazards: an improperly secured transmission can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

A photo showing the exterior of a 2025 Lincoln Aviator from a side angle.

Components: transmission cross member bolts

Affected vehicles: select 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator models built at the Chicago Assembly Plant on September 17th, 2024.

Number of vehicles affected: 259

The fix: dealers will inspect and replace the transmission cross member bolts as necessary. If the cross member bolts are missing, dealers will replace the cross member and install new bolts, free of charge

Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin on February 10th, 2025. The Ford reference number for this recall is 25S03.

Contacts:

  • Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
  • FoMoCo Recall Number: 25S03
  • NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
  • NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
  • NHTSA Website: www.nhtsa.gov

Brett's lost track of all the Fords he's owned over the years and how much he's spent modifying them, but his current money pits include an S550 Mustang and 13th gen F-150.

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Comments

  1. No surprise here, Ford Motor Company under Failure Farley will be number one in recalls for the year 2025, as long as Failure Farley is in charge of Ford Motor Company, quality control will remain non-existent.

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  2. Failure Farley, I like that! How about Recall Farley?

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  3. My 23 Explorer King Ranch had several pushpins missing from the factory when purchased new. same pushpins were missing on my 2025 Explorer ST. For me that’s lack of quality control people on the assembly line in Chicago not doing their job, Or caring about the quality of the cars they build. That’s where quality starts. You Must have pride in your own workmanship.

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    1. Hey Patrick, I’m curious, we just picked up a 2025 Explorer ST, what are the pushpins you are referring to? Not sure what you mean. Thanks very much, rick

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  4. I know! Let’s reward this kind of workmanship with a 40% raise!

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    1. What a joke the UAW has become, sloppy non caring workers and the suppliers to the company have followed suite.

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  5. Hard to believe these workers just got a big raise. I would fire them all or buy out like Trump is doing to his government employees.

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  6. A Quality Control failure like this should never happen! Jim Farley is hurting the Ford brand. Production over quality? The Ford Everest looks better than the Explorer. Bring the Everest to the United States. Please .

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