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title: "LINCOLN AVIATOR (2025) - Recall 25V020000 — NHTSA record 309966 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The transmission may be improperly secured due to loose cross me"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-309966-lincoln-aviator-2025-recall-25v020000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# LINCOLN AVIATOR (2025) - Recall 25V020000 — NHTSA record 309966

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 Jan 17, 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 25V020000
- **Reason**: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The transmission may be improperly secured due to loose cross member bolts. An improperly secured transmission can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Ford Motor Company
- **Quantity**: 259
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 309966

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V020000)

## 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. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Jan 17, 2025
- **Manufacturer start**: Sep 17, 2024
- **Manufacturer end**: Sep 17, 2024
- **Owner notification**: Jan 29, 2025
- **Record created**: Jan 17, 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 inspect and replace the transmission cross member bolts as necessary, free of charge. If the cross member bolts are missing, dealers will replace the cross member and install new bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 29, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S03.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V020000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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