"DO NOT DRIVE!" Recall Issued For 2025 Super Duty

Brake failure is a terrifying prospect in any vehicle — but it’s even more terrifying when you’re dealing with a heavy-duty pickup truck that can weigh north of four tons, and tow twice that much to boot. But that’s exactly the circumstances that have led Ford to recall thousands of examples of 2025 model year Super Duty pickup trucks, going so far as to issue a “Do Not Drive” warning for the vehicles, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.

The recall — officially submitted to NHTSA on June 13 — covers the oddly satisfying number of 2345 vehicles, spanning the gamut of F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty models, all built between March 19 and May 4 of this year. The issue lies with the brake booster pushrod’s retaining spring — or rather, the lack thereof, as Ford says the affected vehicles were built without the component. As a result, the brake booster pushrod can separate from the brake pedal, leading to an unexpected loss of braking ability; and, as NHTSA’s filing so eloquently puts it, “a sudden loss of brake function increases the risk of a crash.”

U.S. Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
June 17, 2025 25V401
Tom Single
Ford Motor Company
330 Town Center Drive
Suite 500
Dearborn, MI 48126

Subject: Sudden Loss of Brake Function

Dear Tom Single:
This letter serves to acknowledge Ford Motor Company’s notification to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a safety recall which will be conducted pursuant to Federal law for the
product(s) listed below. Please review the following information to ensure that it conforms to your
records as this information is being made available to the public. If the information does not agree with
your records, please contact us immediately to discuss your concerns.
Makes/Models/Model Years:
FORD/F-550 SD/2025
FORD/F-350 SD/2025
FORD/F-250 SD/2025
FORD/F-450 SD/2025
Mfr’s Report Date: June 13, 2025
NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V401
Components:
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Potential Number of Units Affected: 2,345
Problem Description:
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 F-550 SD, F-450 SD, F-350 SD, and F-250 SD
vehicles. The brake booster pushrod retaining spring may not have been installed, which can allow the
pushrod to disconnect from the brake pedal and cause a sudden loss of brake function. As such, these
vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
numbers 135, “Light Vehicle Brake Systems” and 105, “Hydraulic and electric brake systems.”
Consequence:
A sudden loss of brake function increases the risk of a crash.
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Remedy:
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until they have been repaired. Dealers will inspect and
repair the brake pedal assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to
be mailed June 18, 2025. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford’s
number for this recall is 25C26.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at
1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-888-275-9171), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
We have received Ford’s proposed owner notification letter and it is approved for distribution.
Please be reminded of the following requirements:
Copies of all notices, bulletins, dealer notifications, and other communications that relate to this recall,
including a copy of the final owner notification letter and any subsequent owner follow-up notification
letter(s), are required to be submitted to this office no later than 5 days after they are originally sent (if
they are sent to more than one manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or purchaser/owner).
Under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a), it is illegal for anyone, including a manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or
retailer to sell an item of equipment or vehicle that fails to comply with all applicable Federal motor
vehicle safety standards.
As stated in 49 U.S.C. § 30118(f), submission of eight consecutive quarterly reports followed by three
annual reports is required. As described in 573.7, submission of the first of eight consecutive quarterly
status reports is required within one month after the close of the calendar quarter in which notification to
purchasers occurs. Therefore, the first quarterly report will be due on, or before, 30 days after the close
of the calendar quarter. The first of three consecutive annual status reports will be due on, or before, 1
year after the eighth quarterly report was submitted.
Ford Motor Company’s contact for this recall will be Dusty Gardner who may be reached by email at
dusty.gardner@dot.gov. We look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Alex Ansley
Chief, Recall Management Division
Office of Defects Investigation
Enforcement