Ford Ranger (2024-2026): Air bags
Recall 25V541000 · Aug 22, 2025 · Ford Motor Company
100,900
vehicles affected
100,900
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 25V541000
- Date
- Aug 22, 2025
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 100,900
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Side/window > Curtain
- Model years
- 2024-2026
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Ranger vehicles. The side curtain air bags may contact the B-Pillar inner reinforcements and tear during deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
What can happen
Air bags that deploy improperly during a crash increase the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will install protective shields, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 26, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C41.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 3 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 25V541000?
1 model: Ford Ranger (2024-2026), about 100,900 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 25V541000?
Dealers will install protective shields, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 26, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C41.
What can happen?
Air bags that deploy improperly during a crash increase the risk of injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.