Ford Recalls 625,000 Mustangs & Super Duty Pickups for Safety Issues: Seat Belts & Rearview Cameras

Ford Recalls 625,000 Cars, Including Mustangs and Super Duty Pickups, for Critical Safety Issues

It’s “another bad day for the Blue Oval” as Ford announces two massive new recalls, affecting nearly 625,000 vehicles, including popular Mustang models and F-Series Super Duty pickups. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is overseeing these recalls due to separate safety concerns. The 2015-2017 Mustang recall impacts over 332,000 vehicles for corroding seat belt pretensioner cables, while nearly 292,000 2020-2022 F-250, F-350, and F-450 Super Duty pickups are recalled for faulty rearview camera displays. These incidents contribute to Ford’s alarming record recall rates, with 89 recalls issued in just the first half of 2025, surpassing any manufacturer’s full-year record.

Massive Mustang Recall: Corroding Seat Belt Pretensioners

A significant number of Ford Mustang vehicles are under recall for a critical safety component failure.

• Affected Vehicles: 332,778 Ford Mustang vehicles from model years 2015-2017.
• The Issue: The seat belt anchor pretensioner cables may corrode and break, compromising the seat belt’s ability to properly restrain an occupant during a crash.
• Cause Identified: Ford’s investigation indicates these components were exposed to salt water, though a “common source of water intrusion” was not identified.
• No Immediate Fix: Ford expects a remedy to be available only from January 1, 2026, leaving affected owners with a prolonged wait for a solution.
• Unaffected Models: Vehicles produced after these model years use a different supplier and are not impacted.

Even Bigger Truck Recall: Faulty Rearview Cameras

Ford’s heavy-duty pickups face a widespread recall for a critical safety feature malfunction.

• Affected Vehicles: Potentially 291,901 examples of the 2020-2022 F-250 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty, and F-450 Super Duty.
• The Issue: The 360-degree camera system “may not display a rearview image properly in certain lighting conditions,” failing to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Standard 111, which mandates functional backup cameras. This increases the risk of a crash during reversing.
• Similar Incident: A similar rearview camera issue recently affected 1.9 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
• Software Fix: Unlike the Mustang issue, this problem can be resolved with a simple software update.
• Remedy Timeline: Owners will be notified starting March 31, 2025, with the remedy planned for the same date, indicating a lengthy wait for the software patch.

Ford’s Persisting Recall Crisis

These latest recalls are part of a larger, troubling trend of record-breaking recall rates for Ford.

• Record-Breaking Recalls: In just the first half of 2025, Ford issued 89 recalls, a number “more than any manufacturer has ever issued in an entire year,” surpassing General Motors’ previous record of 77 recalls in 2014.
• Concentrated Problem: This record is particularly concerning given that Ford operates only two brands (Ford and Lincoln).
• Ongoing Issues: The second half of the year has seen no improvement, with “five separate recalls in a single day” hitting 1.3 million vehicles in August, and 102,000 cars recalled last month for falling trim pieces.
• CEO’s Pledge: Ford CEO Jim Farley has “pledged to improve quality,” but these reports suggest “a lot of work to do.”

Final Thoughts

Ford’s continuous string of recalls, culminating in another massive wave affecting hundreds of thousands of popular Mustangs and Super Duty pickups, presents a severe challenge to its reputation and financial health. The nature of these issues—from critical safety components like seat belts to essential driver-assist systems like rearview cameras—underscores fundamental quality control problems. The prolonged waiting periods for remedies only exacerbate customer frustration and highlight the urgent need for Ford to implement more robust quality assurance processes to rebuild consumer trust.

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