Campaign 25V-678

Instrument panel top cover may prevent the passenger air bag from deploying as intended

Defect summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ranger vehicles. The instrument panel top cover may prevent the passenger air bag from deploying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the instrument panel assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 26, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C54. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 14, 2025.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 25V678000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about airbags on these vehicles: 2, of which 1 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 25V-678
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Ford	Ranger	2025	2

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

1 service bulletin on this component came first

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

26V-581 Sep 9, 2026
Active vent on the passenger side may not open as intended, preventing the air bag from deploying properly
26V-580 Sep 9, 2026
Mounting bracket on the right-hand-side side curtain air bag may have a metal burr that can tear the air bag during deployment
26V-201 Mar 31, 2026
Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) unit may fail to correctly detect the presence of an adult or child in the front passenger seat
25V-541 Aug 22, 2025
Side curtain air bags may contact the B-Pillar inner reinforcements and tear during deployment
25V-439 Jun 27, 2025
Passenger side air bag may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the air bag to deploy with excessive force during a crash
25V-396 Jun 13, 2025
Active vent flap on the passenger side may prevent the air bag from deploying as intended