Campaign 26V-235

Front axle hub assembly may be missing the spindle nut and cotter pin

Defect summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 F-59 and F-53 vehicles. The front axle hub assembly may be missing the spindle nut and cotter pin.

Consequence

A missing spindle nut may lead to brake system damage or wheel detachment, resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the front axle spindle nut and cotter pin as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 4, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S27. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 16, 2026.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 26V235000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about wheels on these vehicles: 1, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-235
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Ford	F-53	2025 to 2026	1
Ford	F-59	2025 to 2026	0

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 "NHTSA investigation" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

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

23V-283 Apr 20, 2023
Lug nuts on the driver's side wheels may have been improperly tightened
22V-675 Sep 8, 2022
Lug nuts on the wheels may have been incorrectly tightened
18V-470 Jul 16, 2018
Front wheel hub assembly may have wheel studs that were not properly heat treated
11V-574 Dec 7, 2011
Wheel studs may fracture, potentially causing a wheel to separate
07V-079 Mar 6, 2007
On certain police vehicles equipped with steel wheels, some of the wheels may develop cracks in the rim near the weld line that connects the rim…
05V-202 May 4, 2005
On certain cab chassis vehicles equipped with accuride aluminum wheels, the wheels were not properly pre-stressed