The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·25V348000·Announced 2025-05-23

Ford Recalls 2021 F-150 Trucks for Inoperative Reverse Lights

Ford is recalling 2021 F-150 trucks with Onboard Scales because a previous software update may have disabled the reverse lights, increasing crash risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a functional safety defect (inoperative reverse lights) that increases the risk of a crash, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or fatalities, aligning with the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with the Onboard Scales feature. These specific vehicles were previously repaired under recall 24V443, but an over-the-air software update to the body control module (BCM) may have incorrectly disabled both reverse lights.

Inoperative reverse lights may fail to alert other road users that the vehicle is reversing, which increases the risk of a crash. The recall affects only 2021 F-150 models with the Onboard Scales feature that were subject to the prior recall.

Dealers will update the body control module software free of charge to correct the issue. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 27, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 for more information. Ford's number for this recall is 25S57.

The recalled product

Product
FORD F-150
Brand
FORD
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Category
Vehicle — Lighting
Hazard
Affected units
10

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Model numbers (1)

  • F-150

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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