2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E Recalled Over Park Rod Engagement Issue

June 23, 2025 10:02 am

A front three quarters view of the 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E.

Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E models over an issue with the park rod.

The defect: in affected vehicles, the park rod may fail to engage when the vehicle is placed in the park (P) position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, “Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention.”

The hazards: a park rod that fails to engage can result in a vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.

Ford is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to this issue.

Components: transmission park rod assembly

Affected vehicles: select 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E crossovers produced between March 29^th, 2025 and April 23^rd, 2025.

Number of affected vehicles: 276

The fix: dealers will replace the transmission park rod assembly, free of charge.

Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin on September 22^nd, 2025. The Ford reference number for this recall is 25C25.

Contacts:

Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
FoMoCo Recall Number: 25C25
NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
NHTSA Website: www.nhtsa.gov

By Brett Foote

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.