Feds Recall Nearly 625,000 Highly Popular Ford Cars And Pickups For Safety Issues

The end of the work week is usually something to be celebrated, but for those at Ford, there's little to smile about after two massive recalls were announced today, following a recall earlier in the week.. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is recalling nearly 625,000 of the Blue Oval's most popular vehicles for separate safety concerns. The first recall impacts the Ford Mustang, while the second applies to the F-250, F-350, and F-450 Super Duty pickups, and both recalls apply to older models. Let's take a closer look.

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Massive Ford Mustang Recall For Unsafe Safety Belts

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Affecting 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles, the first recall concerns 332,778 vehicles whose seat belt anchor pretensioner cables may corrode and break. Naturally, this means that the seat belt may be incapable of properly restraining an occupant in the event of a crash. According to the recall report, Ford's findings show that these components have been exposed to salt water, though the investigation "did not identify a common source of water intrusion to the anchor pretensioner." Vehicles produced after these model years were done so with the use of a different supplier and are not affected. Unfortunately for those who are affected, Ford only expects a remedy to be available from January 1, 2026.

An Even Bigger Recall Hits Ford's Big Trucks

The other recall potentially affects 291,901 examples of the 2020-2022 F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, and F-450 Super Duty and concerns the 360-degree camera system, which "may not display a rearview image properly in certain lighting conditions." This means the vehicles fail Federal Motor Vehicle Standard 111, which mandates the use of backup cameras to aid in reversing; without the system active, the risk of a crash is increased. A similar issue recently hit 1.9 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Unlike the Mustang issue, this can be resolved with a simple software update, but unfortunately, owners of affected vehicles have an even longer wait for a fix, as notification letters are only expected to go out on March 31, 2025, with a remedy planned for the same date.

Ford's Recall Woes Just Won't Stop

Recalls continue to plague Ford at record rates, and that's not hyperbole. In just the first half of 2025, Ford issued 89 recalls - more than any manufacturer has ever issued in an entire year. Previously, this unwanted record was held by General Motors, when it issued 77 recalls across multiple brands in 2014. The Blue Oval only has two brands under its control (Ford and Lincoln), making this record all the more worrying. Sadly, things have not improved as the second half of the year has progressed, with five separate recalls in a single day hitting an astonishing 1.3 million vehicles in August. And last month, the automaker recalled some 102,000 cars for trims that could fall off. Ford CEO Jim Farley has pledged to improve quality, but based on these reports, there's still a lot of work to do.