Ford is closing out 2025 with the most recall campaigns of any automaker in the U.S. market. By late December, the company had logged 152 recalls, and the total keeps climbing: on one day alone, NHTSA received five new filings. With just two more campaigns, Ford would effectively double the previous single-year record, long associated with GM at 77.

The latest wave makes the pattern clear. This is not about one specific weak point, but a patchwork of issues—ranging from software glitches to design nuances and knock-on effects from earlier campaigns that weren’t fully resolved. The breadth of problems suggests the challenge runs wide, not deep, which tends to make fixes more incremental than dramatic.

The smallest but telling case involves two 2022 Ford Transit vans where the rearview camera can fail. At the other end of the spectrum are 45,047 Mustang Mach-E crossovers with a potential failure of the lighting control module. If that occurs, the entire front lighting suite can go dark: turn signals, daytime running lights, low beams, and high beams.

Hybrids are in the mix as well. A total of 87 vehicles—2022–2024 Maverick Hybrid and 2020 Escape Hybrid—can unexpectedly shift into neutral due to powertrain control module software, leading to a loss of propulsion.

Another action covers 6,897 Maverick pickups from the 2025–2026 model years, recalled because the dashboard panel cover may detach when the airbag deploys.

Separately, 35 Bronco SUVs from 2021–2022 are back in the shop because a previous campaign did not resolve an issue where the rearview camera image can remain on the screen after finishing a reverse maneuver.

Amid this record-setting volume, Ford says it is overhauling its quality-control processes but is not promising quick results. Some of the latest campaigns already involve 2026 model-year vehicles, indicating that unwinding these issues will take time and disciplined execution in manufacturing, software validation, and work with suppliers. The message is measured, and patience from owners will likely be part of the equation.