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NHTSARecalled Oct 10, 2025 · #25V691000

Missing Pedestrian Warning Sound

Hazard

Vehicle safety defect

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Description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid and 2025 Explorer hybrid police vehicles. A software error may prevent the vehicle from emitting the pedestrian warning sound at certain speeds. A vehicle that does not produce a warning sound may fail to alert pedestrians of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

Product details

Product
  • Missing Pedestrian Warning Sound
  • 2025 Explorer hybrid police
Type
Vehicle
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Model numbers
UPCs

What you should do

The audio control module and digital signal processing module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 5, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA2. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 10, 2025.

View the official CPSC notice