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Over 21,000 Ford, Lincoln vehicles recalled for headlight issue. See impacted cars.
Ford has issued a recall for over 21,000 vehicles due to an issue that may cause headlights to malfunction, increasing the risk of a crash. Impacted vehicle models include the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2025 Mustang Mach E and 2025 Mustang vehicles, Ford said in an announcement on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website. According to Ford, which owns Lincoln, the LED Driver Modules may contain a device that can cause the low-beam and high-beam headlights, daytime running lights, front position lights and front turn signals to malfunction. For Nautilus vehicles, the device can also cause the rear tail light, rear turn signal and rear position light to fail, Ford said. Ford said there have not been reports of accidents or injuries related to the lighting issue. Mostly 2025 Ford Mustangs recalled Impacted vehicles were manufactured between March 4, 2025 and July 24, 2025, Ford said in the recall announcement. Most of the vehicles recalled are 2025 Ford Mustangs. The breakdown of impacted vehicles includes: 2025 Ford Mustang: 19,418 vehicles 2025 Lincoln Nautilus: 1,539 vehicles 2025 Ford Mustang Mach E: 808 vehicles The investigation dates back to March 15, when workers at the Changan Ford Hangzhou plant in China inspected a Nautilus vehicle and found a faulty right-hand headlamp assembly. Just over two weeks later, plant personnel found eight more vehicles with similar issues. Two months later, in May 2025, someone submitted a warranty claim for a Nautilus vehicle in China, Ford said, and by June 15, seven more warranty claims were filed in China. Ford's Critical Concern Review Group in China opened an investigation on June 18, then transferred the investigation to Ford's team in the U.S. Investigators analyzed the vehicle parts and found that the headlight malfunctions were linked to a burnt device in the headlamps. What is Ford doing to fix the issue? The fix is free for impacted owners, Ford said in the announcement. For Nautilus and Mach-E vehicle owners, Ford will mail owner notification letters instructing them to take their vehicles to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have the part replaced. For Mustang vehicles, owners will be notified by mail and told to take their vehicles to a Ford or Lincoln dealer for inspection. If the serial number matches the ones that have been impacted, the part will be replaced. Ford began notifying dealers on Aug. 11. The company began notifying owners on Aug. 11 and should be done by Aug. 29. Owners should get letters about inspections and replacements between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. Customers can search for their VIN numbers at The NHTSA recall number is 25V519000. Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Email her at sdmartin@ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ford recalls over 21,000 Mustang, Mach-E, Lincoln Navigator cars
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Ford delays launch of next-gen F-150 Lightning and E-Transit EV to 2028
Ford Motor Co. is extending its delay in launching two next-generation electric vehicles as the Michigan-based automaker continues its focus on smaller and more affordable models that deliver profits, the company said. Ford informed suppliers and employees in June that a full-size electric pickup, which is to be the successor to the F-150 Lightning, will be delayed to 2028, a company spokesman told the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, on Aug. 8. That's a delay of a few months longer than the initial delay set for late 2027. Prototypes for that vehicle will still launch in 2027. Ford plans to make that vehicle at its BlueOval City Assembly Plant in Tennessee. Additionally, Ford is delaying production of its E-transit van, to be built at its Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, Ohio, from 2026 to 2028. 'F-150 Lightning, America's best-selling electric truck, and E-Transit continue to meet today's customer needs," Ford spokesman Ian Thibodeau said in a statement. "We remain focused on delivering our Ford+ plan and will be nimble in adjusting our product launch timing to meet market needs and customer demand while targeting improved profitability.' This is not the first time Ford has shifted its EV strategy, and it won't be the last. Ford's EV lineup consists of the Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit EV. CEO Jim Farley teased the announcement as being "a Model T moment" for the company, a reference to Ford's historic early car that helped build the 120-year company into a mass-market carmaker. Ford, which leads the industry in recalls, has yet to make money on its EV sales. In fact, Ford has projected it will lose up to $5.5 billion in its EV and software operations for 2025. In the second quarter, Ford reported its Model e electric vehicle unit lost $1.3 billion in the quarter, a wider loss than the $1.1 billion it lost in the year-ago period. Farley has said Ford needs to look at the Chinese car companies as its main competitors going forward in the EV space. As the Free Press reported in June, Farley and Ford's executive leadership team went to China earlier this year with an agenda: to study every aspect of how Chinese auto companies operate, then apply those lessons across Ford in its other markets. That's because Chinese automakers have been driving down costs on EV production, selling high-quality, well-designed EVs at affordable prices in Europe and Asia. Ford and other automakers are now focused on also producing lower-cost, smaller EV models using cheaper-to-make batteries that sit on a streamlined platform. Automotive News was first to report the extension of the delays. The Detroit Free Press first reported Ford's initial move to delay the EV launches in August 2024. Ford said at that time that it is changing its EV strategy, canceling plans for an all-electric three-row SUV and delaying the launch of a full-size EV pickup. At that time Ford said it was making those changes so that it could prioritize the introduction of a new, all-electric commercial van in 2026 (now delayed to 2028). Then, a more affordable midsize EV pickup and the full-size pickup would launch in 2027 — an initial delay of about 18 months from the original plans. Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press. Contact Jamie at jlareau@ Follow her on Twitter @jlareauan. To sign up for our autos newsletter. Become a subscriber.
USA Today
32 minutes ago
- USA Today
Over 21,000 Ford, Lincoln vehicles recalled for headlight issue. See impacted cars.
Ford has issued a recall for over 21,000 vehicles due to an issue that may cause headlights to malfunction, increasing the risk of a crash. Impacted vehicle models include the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2025 Mustang Mach E and 2025 Mustang vehicles, Ford said in an announcement on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website. According to Ford, which owns Lincoln, the LED Driver Modules may contain a device that can cause the low-beam and high-beam headlights, daytime running lights, front position lights and front turn signals to malfunction. For Nautilus vehicles, the device can also cause the rear tail light, rear turn signal and rear position light to fail, Ford said. Ford said there have not been reports of accidents or injuries related to the lighting issue. Mostly 2025 Ford Mustangs recalled Impacted vehicles were manufactured between March 4, 2025 and July 24, 2025, Ford said in the recall announcement. Most of the vehicles recalled are 2025 Ford Mustangs. The breakdown of impacted vehicles includes: The investigation dates back to March 15, when workers at the Changan Ford Hangzhou plant in China inspected a Nautilus vehicle and found a faulty right-hand headlamp assembly. Just over two weeks later, plant personnel found eight more vehicles with similar issues. Two months later, in May 2025, someone submitted a warranty claim for a Nautilus vehicle in China, Ford said, and by June 15, seven more warranty claims were filed in China. Ford's Critical Concern Review Group in China opened an investigation on June 18, then transferred the investigation to Ford's team in the U.S. Investigators analyzed the vehicle parts and found that the headlight malfunctions were linked to a burnt device in the headlamps. What is Ford doing to fix the issue? The fix is free for impacted owners, Ford said in the announcement. For Nautilus and Mach-E vehicle owners, Ford will mail owner notification letters instructing them to take their vehicles to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have the part replaced. For Mustang vehicles, owners will be notified by mail and told to take their vehicles to a Ford or Lincoln dealer for inspection. If the serial number matches the ones that have been impacted, the part will be replaced. Ford began notifying dealers on Aug. 11. The company began notifying owners on Aug. 11 and should be done by Aug. 29. Owners should get letters about inspections and replacements between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. Customers can search for their VIN numbers at The NHTSA recall number is 25V519000. Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Email her at sdmartin@
