Ford Filed 83 Recalls Covering 14.2 Million Vehicles in 2026 So Far

• Ford has 83 vehicle recall campaigns on NHTSA records for 2026 through Nov. 6, covering 14,219,316 vehicle units, or 40.9 percent of all vehicle units recalled so far this year.
• Ford filed fewer campaigns than at this point in 2025 (83 against 127), yet its units rose 17 percent, and a single trailer module recall supplies 4,381,878 of them.
• A VIN or license plate search at nhtsa.gov/recalls shows any open Ford recall, and the dealer repair is free.

One Trailer Recall Supplies Nearly a Third of Ford’s 2026 Total

Ford owners face more recalls than the owners of any other maker. NHTSA campaign records received through Nov. 6, 2026 list 83 vehicle recalls from Ford Motor Company, and the units on those records add up to 14,219,316. Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) sits second with 35 campaigns and 5,958,659 units, so Ford carries 2.4 times the load of its nearest rival.

One campaign, 26V104, covers 4,381,878 trucks and SUVs, which is 31 percent of Ford’s whole sum. The other 82 campaigns total 9,837,438 units, a figure 19 percent below what Ford posted at this point in 2025.

Three limits on the tally apply to Ford. The sums are vehicle units across recalls, not unique cars, so a 2021 Explorer can sit in a wiper motor recall and a seat recall at once. Twenty-eight numbers in the 2026 sequence returned no public record when we checked, and the newest public record is dated Nov. 6. NHTSA keeps adding records, so Ford’s figures will climb.

An owner needs one answer more than any sum: is my vehicle in a campaign with an open repair? The sections below show where the units sit, how long letters took to reach owners, and the two-minute check that answers the question for any Ford or Lincoln.

The Largest Ford Recalls of 2026

Ten campaigns account for 10,816,535 of Ford’s units, which is 76 percent of the total. The biggest, 26V104, was received Feb. 21 and runs to 51 model-year rows across 11 Ford and Lincoln models: F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600, Maverick, Ranger, E-Transit, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator. A trailer module that can lose its link to the truck is the defect, and the fix is a software update that dealers load or Ford sends over the air. The VINs were searchable on NHTSA.gov from March 17, eight days before the owner letters went out on March 25.

Second is 26V237, with 1,392,935 F-150 trucks from the 2015 to 2017 model years and a powertrain computer software update as the remedy.

Two rearview camera campaigns follow, both filed March 4, and together they cover 1,739,260 vehicle units. Recall 26V123 (889,950 units) covers 2020 to 2022 Escape and Lincoln Corsair plus 2020 to 2024 Lincoln Aviator and Explorer vehicles, where the image on the center display can flip or invert when the driver shifts into reverse. Recall 26V124 (849,310 units) covers the 2021 to 2026 Bronco and 2021 to 2024 Edge, where the module behind the screen can overheat and shut down, so no camera image appears. Both get a software update to the accessory protocol interface module.

Further down the top ten sit 26V402 (741,195 units, transmission park pawl), 26V117 (604,533 units, wiper motors), 26V468 (565,691 units, Bronco wiring), 26V368 (548,463 units, Expedition center console), 26V204 (422,613 units, wiper arms) and 26V344 (419,967 units, seat belt pretensioners). The Bronco recall covers 2021 to 2026 Bronco and Bronco Raptor models whose engine compartment wiring harness can be damaged and short circuit, which raises the risk of a fire. Ford’s fix is a protective sheath over the wiring, rolled out in three phases by model, and the Bronco wiring harness recall has the details for owners of those trucks.

Below the top ten the sizes fall away fast. Ford’s median campaign in 2026 covers 11,431 vehicles. The 63 campaigns under 100,000 units add up to 992,562, or 7 percent of the total, while the 20 campaigns at 100,000 or more hold 13,226,754.

How Long Owners Waited for a Letter

NHTSA’s Check for Recalls page sets a 60 day window: a maker has that long after telling the agency of a recall decision to send registered owners a first class letter. The campaign records give the date NHTSA received Ford’s report, not the date of the decision, so the gaps below are not a test of that rule. They do show what an owner at home could expect to see in the mailbox.

Recall 26V104 moved quickly: received Feb. 21, letters March 25, a gap of 32 days. The two camera recalls, filed on the same day, split apart. Recall 26V124 letters went out April 13, 40 days after March 4. Recall 26V123 letters were mailed June 23, 111 days after March 4, while the VINs were already searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 5. Recall 26V204, the wiper arm campaign, was received March 31 and its letters were mailed August 5, 127 days later, with the VINs searchable from April 1.

A do-not-drive recall waited too. Recall 26V340, received May 27, carries the advice not to drive until the repair is done, and its letters were mailed Sept. 2, 98 days later. The VINs were searchable on May 29. The lesson for an owner is to search the VIN instead of waiting for mail. In every example above the public lookup was open days or months before the letters went out.

Fewer Recalls, More Vehicles Than in 2025

Measured the same way and cut off at Nov. 6, Ford had 127 campaigns in 2025 covering 12,169,705 units. The 2026 count is down 35 percent, and the units are up 17 percent.

Two things drive the shift. The first is size. Ford’s largest 2025 campaign through Nov. 6, 25V572 for rearview cameras, covered 1,456,417 units. The 2026 trailer module recall is three times larger. The second is the number of big ones: 31 Ford campaigns reached 100,000 units in 2025 against 20 this year, but the 2026 group is bigger in total, 13,226,754 units against 11,185,850.

Ford’s share of the market-wide total went the other way. The industry sum rose 33 percent between the two periods, so Ford’s slice fell from 46.6 percent to 40.9 percent even as its own total grew. Ford filed 12 percent of the 2026 campaigns, down from 17 percent in 2025, and still leads every other maker on units.

Recalls That Began With Interim Letters

A recall can be open for months before the parts exist. In those cases Ford mails an interim letter that explains the risk, and a second letter follows once the repair is ready. Four of the ten largest Ford recalls of 2026 carry interim letters in the NHTSA records, and they cover 2,314,158 units, about 16 percent of Ford’s total.

Recall 26V402 covers the 2018 to 2021 Navigator and Expedition, the 2020 to 2021 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator and the 2021 F-150. Each can have a transmission park pawl that engages while the vehicle is moving, damaging the park system and leaving the vehicle able to roll away. Interim letters went out July 10, and the NHTSA record anticipates the remedy in April 2027. Owners of an affected Navigator, Expedition, Explorer, Aviator or F-150 can read the full owner guide to the park pawl rollaway recall.

Recall 26V117 (604,533 units) covers 2020 to 2022 Explorer, Escape, Lincoln Aviator and Lincoln Corsair vehicles with wiper motors that can fail. Interim letters were mailed April 2, and the record puts the final remedy in November 2026, which is this month. Recall 26V368 (548,463 Expeditions from 2018 to 2024) has a center console whose chrome plating can bubble and peel into sharp edges; the interim letters came June 16 and the part is anticipated in January 2027.

Recall 26V344 (419,967 units) adds a twist. The 2018 to 2022 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator front seat belt pretensioner can lock the belt in place. This campaign replaces and expands earlier recalls 24V099 and 25V197, and the record says a vehicle already fixed under either one still needs the new repair. The record anticipated the remedy in August 2026, so owners of these trucks should ask the dealer whether the part has arrived. The seat belt pretensioner recall post walks through that campaign on its own.

Two small Ford campaigns carry NHTSA’s do-not-drive flag, and the remedy text tells owners not to drive until the repair is done. Recall 26V090 covers 15,965 Transit vans from the 2025 model year, where the brake pedal can disconnect from the brake booster pushrod and cause a loss of brake function. Recall 26V340 covers 4,653 Bronco Sport (2021 to 2026) and Maverick (2022 to 2026) vehicles whose front lower control arm ball joints were installed or repaired incorrectly at the plant, so the control arm can come off the wheel knuckle. Those are two of 83 campaigns, which makes them easy to miss in a total this large.

One more pattern to know: a recall can expand. Recall 26V415, for 66,383 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid and Explorer Hybrid vehicles whose software can silence the pedestrian warning sound at certain speeds, expands 25V691. Vehicles that had the earlier repair need the new one too.

What Ford and Lincoln Owners Do Next

Enter the VIN or license plate at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A vehicle with nothing outstanding returns the message “0 unrepaired recalls associated with this VIN.” A listed unrepaired recall means the vehicle needs the repair, and the repair costs nothing.

Call a Ford or Lincoln dealer to book it and follow any do-not-drive or park-outside warning from Ford. When the dealer says parts are not ready, ask for the expected date and keep the interim letter. Ford customer service takes recall questions at 1-866-436-7332. With 83 campaigns this year, a vehicle that was clean in spring can be listed now, so search again before the next long trip.

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Sources

• NHTSA: Recall campaign records, campaign 26V104000 and the 26V and 25V series (api.nhtsa.gov)
• NHTSA: Consumer Alert: Does Your Vehicle Have an Open Recall?
• NHTSA: Check for Recalls: Vehicle, Car Seat, Tire, Equipment

Reviewed by Preetam Gadekar