Ford Expedition Air Bag Recall2025 · Free Repair
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Navigator and Expedition vehicles. The passenger side air bag may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the air bag to deploy with excessive force during a crash.
Is Your Expedition Included?
Enter your 17-character VIN — we query NHTSA in real time and show whether 25V-439000 (and any other open campaign) applies to your exact vehicle.
What Happened — and How It's Fixed
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Navigator and Expedition vehicles. The passenger side air bag may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the air bag to deploy with excessive force during a crash.
An air bag that deploys with excessive force can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Dealers will replace the passenger side air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 8, 2025. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S51.
Verified as of 2026-08-28 against NHTSA · Recall 25V-439000 on NHTSA.gov
What To Do
Run your VIN
Confirm 25V-439000 applies to your exact Expedition using the checker above.
Schedule the free repair
Book online or call .
Free, by law
Recall parts and labor are free regardless of age, mileage, or where you bought it.
Keep the paperwork
We provide written proof of completion — useful at resale.
Air Bag Recall FAQs
Is it safe to drive my Expedition before the air bag recall repair?⌄
NHTSA issued no park-outside or do-not-drive advisory for campaign 25V-439000. Schedule the free repair promptly — until it is completed, the defect described above is still present on affected Expedition vehicles.
Which vehicles are affected?⌄
Campaign 25V-439000 covers certain 2025 Ford Expedition vehicles. Model year alone does not settle it — run your VIN in the checker above, which is the definitive answer for your exact vehicle.
What does the repair cost?⌄
Nothing. By federal law, safety recall repairs are free — parts and labor — at any authorized Ford dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age, mileage, or where it was bought.
I’m buying a used Expedition. Should I check this recall?⌄
Yes — run the VIN before you buy. If campaign 25V-439000 is still open on that vehicle, any authorized Ford dealer (including us) completes the repair free of charge, no matter where the vehicle was purchased.
