Recall · 26V235000
Ford Motor recalled 2 models over wheels
4,351
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
April 14, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
WHEELS:HUB
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 F-59 and F-53 vehicles. The front axle hub assembly may be missing the spindle nut and cotter pin.
- What it can cause
- A missing spindle nut may lead to brake system damage or wheel detachment, resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the front axle spindle nut and cotter pin as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 4, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S27. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FordF-53 | 2025 to 2026 | Not published here |
| FordF-59 | 2025 to 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 4,351 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 73% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2025 to 2026, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Ford vehicles have been recalled over the wheels 12 times before this, most recently in April 2023 as 23V283000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 26V155000 (exterior lighting), 26V025000 (exterior lighting).
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 April 14, 2026 as campaign 26V235000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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