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title: "LINCOLN AVIATOR (2025) - Recall 25V543000 — NHTSA record 297556 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Explorer and Aviator vehicles. When towing a trailer, the tail lights on the trailer may fail to illuminate"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-297556-lincoln-aviator-2025-recall-25v543000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# LINCOLN AVIATOR (2025) - Recall 25V543000 — NHTSA record 297556

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Aug 22, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: LINCOLN AVIATOR (2025) - Recall 25V543000
- **Reason**: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Explorer and Aviator vehicles. When towing a trailer, the tail lights on the trailer may fail to illuminate due to an improperly manufactured body control module. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, " Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment." Trailer tail lights that do not illuminate as intended can reduce visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Ford Motor Company
- **Quantity**: 213121
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 297556

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V543000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: LINCOLN AVIATOR; model year 2025. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Aug 22, 2025
- **Manufacturer start**: Nov 29, 2023
- **Manufacturer end**: Jun 6, 2025
- **Owner notification**: Oct 13, 2025
- **Record created**: Aug 25, 2025

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will replace the body control module C on vehicles with less than 9,000 miles. For vehicles over 9,000 miles, dealers will perform a functional check on the body control module C and replace it as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Aviator 2025 owner notification letters were mailed October 13, 2025. Explorer 2025 owner letters were mailed November 25, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C42.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V543000)

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