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Ford offers rides in the 2022 Bronco Sport on a test track at the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place convention center, on Feb. 10, 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 200,000 vehicles in the United States due to issues with the driver’s seat, defrosting system, or windshield air bubbles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported on Oct. 30.
The front seats in certain 2021–2023 Bronco models may have loose or dislodged seat-frame height-adjust pivot bolts, affecting 163,256 vehicles, according to an NHTSA report.
The NHTSA says Ford will notify owners of the safety risk starting Dec. 1. Additional letters will be sent once the free replacement parts for the pivot links and bolts are available.
In a separate report, the NHTSA says Ford is recalling 6,909 2026 Econoline vehicles because the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) blower motors may fail, which could render the defrost and defog systems inoperative.
A third report involves the recall of 56,841 Lincoln Corsair, Lincoln Aviator, and Explorer vehicles from the 2025 and 2026 model years. The windshield glass on these vehicles may have visible air bubbles that could impair the driver’s visibility, the NHTSA says.
The total number of vehicles affected by these three recalls is 227,006.
The recalls occurred a day after the NHTSA reported that Ford is recalling nearly 175,000 vehicles with moon roofs, as their wind deflectors could detach.
The agency indicates that the recall covers Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs, as well as the F-series pickup trucks. These include 2021 and 2022 models of the Ford Expedition and 2021 to 2023 models of the Lincoln Navigator.
The auto giant indicated that drivers of the affected models may hear rattling noises or loud wind noise when driving with the moonroof open.
On Oct. 22, the NHTSA reported that Ford is recalling more than 1.44 million vehicles over potential issues with their rearview camera systems.
Meanwhile, Tesla has issued a voluntaryrecallon specific 2024 Cybertrucks with build dates from Nov. 6, 2023, to July 30, 2024, equipped with metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET) in the drive inverter.
Affected models include those with Inverter part number family 1802305 and MOSFET part number 1530063-2A-B. According to the Oct. 30 NHTSA report, a total of 6,197 vehicles are impacted.
According to Tesla, affected vehicles may stop producing torque, which enables the car or truck to accelerate as well as climb hills. The loss of propulsion could increase the risk of a collision, as the malfunction would occur with no prior warning. However, once the vehicle loses the ability to apply torque, the driver will receive a visual alert on the dashboard.
“Tesla is not aware of any collisions, fatalities or injuries that are or may be related to the condition,” the company stated in its recall announcement.
Tesla will handle all repairs free of charge, and the process is expected to take about three hours.
According to BizzyCar, a developer of software solutions for automotive dealers, nearly 19.3 million U.S. vehicles were recalled in the first three quarters of this year, a modest decline from the same period in 2024 but still elevated.
Ford led the pack with 5.04 million vehicles in the third quarter, 3.2 million in the second, and 1.05 million in the first—a total of more than 9.4 million.
Tesla recalled a total of 662,036 vehicles in the first three quarters of 2025.
Mary T. Prenon covers real estate and business. She has been a writer and reporter for over 25 years with various print and broadcast media in New York.
