Recall · 26V104000
Ford Motor recalled 11 models over electrical system
4,381,878
Vehicles covered
11
Models
51
Model years
February 20, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2026 F-150, 2022-2026 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD, F-550 SD, Maverick, 2024-2026 Ranger, 2023-2026 F-600 SD, 2022-2027 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, and 2026 E-Transit vehicles. When towing a trailer, the integrated trailer module (ITRM) may lose communication with the vehicle, possibly causing a loss of brake and turn signal lights, or a loss of brake function. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, " Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- Trailer lights or brakes that do not function can reduce the driver’s ability to control the trailer and decrease the trailers visibility to other road users, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- The integrated trailer module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 25, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26C10. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning March 17, 2026.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| FordE-Transit | 2026 | Not published here |
| FordExpedition | 2022 to 2027 | 20222023202420252026 |
| FordF-150 | 2021 to 2026 | 202120222023202420252026 |
| FordF-250 SD | 2022 to 2026 | 20222023202420252026 |
| FordF-350 SD | 2022 to 2026 | 20222023202420252026 |
| FordF-450 SD | 2022 to 2026 | 20222024 |
| FordF-550 SD | 2022 to 2026 | 2022 |
| FordF-600 SD | 2023 to 2026 | Not published here |
| FordMaverick | 2022 to 2026 | 2022202320242025 |
| FordRanger | 2024 to 2026 | 202420252026 |
| LincolnNavigator | 2022 to 2027 | 202220242025 |
How this campaign compares
At 4,381,878 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 99% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2027, so the oldest vehicles on it were 5 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Ford vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 98 times before this, most recently in February 2026 as 26V091000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 36 of the 51 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 3,522 complaints with NHTSA, 2,442 of them before this campaign was filed. 695 of those name the electrical system, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in January 2021, 5 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 149 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V578000 (fuel system, gasoline), 26V577000 (suspension), 26V576000 (power train), 26V550000 (structure).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Ford Motor Company with NHTSA on February 20, 2026 as campaign 26V104000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2026-02-20.
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