Ford 2025 Bronco Seats Recall: Loose Fasteners Risk Injury in Crashes
Ford is recalling 2025 Bronco vehicles with loose or missing driver seat fasteners that may not restrain occupants during crashes, increasing injury risk. Owners must have seats inspected by dealers for free.
Use caution until it’s fixed
A seat with loose or missing fasteners may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What happened, in plain English
Ford is recalling 2025 Bronco vehicles with driver seats that may have loose or missing fasteners. This could fail to properly restrain occupants during crashes, increasing injury risk. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1341947-ford-2025-bronco-seats-recall-loose-fasteners-risk-injury-in.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1341947-ford-2025-bronco-seats-recall-loose-fasteners-risk-injury-in · Updated October 8, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #25V311000
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“Ford 2025 Bronco Seats Recall: Loose Fasteners Risk Injury in Crashes.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1341947-ford-2025-bronco-seats-recall-loose-fasteners-risk-injury-in. Based on NHTSA recall #25V311000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V311000).
Why it’s dangerous
Loose or missing bolts securing the driver's seat frame to the vehicle body can cause the seat to not properly restrain occupants during a crash. This increases the risk of injury as the seat may not hold the driver in place.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2025 Ford Bronco vehicles are affected. Drivers are most at risk due to potential seat failure during crashes.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2025 Ford Bronco has loose or missing bolts on the driver's seat frame. The recall covers vehicles where the seat frame bolts may be loose or missing.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Ford Customer Service
Call 1-866-436-7332 to get assistance with the recall.
Have Seat Inspected by Dealer
Dealers will inspect and tighten or replace seat fasteners at no cost.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will inspect the seat fasteners and tighten or install new fasteners as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 23, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C16.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 14 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters mailed
- Added to GovInfoNow
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #25V311000 (May 9, 2025)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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