Model year 2017 · Ford

2017 Ford Flex recalls

NHTSA's recall file lists 4 safety recall campaigns for the 2017 Ford Flex. The most recent was reported on October 24, 2025. Campaigns are matched by the model names in NHTSA's records: FLEX.

NHTSA data through October 6, 2026 · How these pages are built

Campaigns at a glance

Recall campaigns for the 2017 Ford Flex, newest first
NHTSA number	Reported	Component
25V732000	October 24, 2025	Structure › Body
25V695000	October 13, 2025	Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera
20V072000	February 10, 2020	Suspension › Rear
16V925000	December 22, 2016	Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/Supercharger

Systems involved: Back Over Prevention (1) · Engine And Engine Cooling (1) · Structure (1) · Suspension (1)

Recall records

NHTSA 25V732000Manufacturer no. 25SB8

Structure › Body

Report received by NHTSA: October 24, 2025
Owner notification: Not yet in the record
Recall initiated by: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Units potentially affected: 92,347 (whole campaign)
Model names in the NHTSA record: FLEX

Defect summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Flex vehicles. The driver and front passenger B-Pillar door trim may detach while driving.

Safety risk

Door trim that detaches while driving can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will repair or replace the B-pillar trim as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed December 17, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, anticipated March 2027. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SB8. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 28, 2025.

Source: NHTSA recall 25V732000, filed by Ford Motor Company. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov

NHTSA 25V695000Manufacturer no. 25SA9

Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera

Report received by NHTSA: October 13, 2025
Owner notification: January 2, 2026
Recall initiated by: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Units potentially affected: 1,448,655 (whole campaign)
Model names in the NHTSA record: FLEX

Defect summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion, 2018-2019 Taurus, 2019 Lincoln MKT, Fiesta, and 2020 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.

Safety risk

A rearview camera that fails to properly display an image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on October 25, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Mustang owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA9. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 14, 2025.

Source: NHTSA recall 25V695000, filed by Ford Motor Company. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov

NHTSA 20V072000Manufacturer no. 20S04

Suspension › Rear

Report received by NHTSA: February 10, 2020
Owner notification: October 28, 2020
Recall initiated by: Manufacturer
Units potentially affected: 211,207 (whole campaign)
Build dates listed for the 2017 Ford Flex: September 12, 2011 – June 1, 2017
Model names in the NHTSA record: FLEX

Defect summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Lincoln MKT and Ford Flex and Taurus vehicles with the Police Interceptor or SHO Performance Pack. The rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension.

Safety risk

A fractured rear toe link will cause a sudden change in vehicle handling and increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear suspension toe links, free of charge. Remedy parts are not currently available. Owners were notified about the recall on March 3, 2020. A second notice will be mailed when remedy parts become available, which is currently expected to be the end of September 2020. The recall began October 28, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 or Lincoln customer service at 1-800-521-4140. Ford's number for this recall is 20S04.

Notes in the NHTSA record

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Source: NHTSA recall 20V072000, filed by Ford Motor Company. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov

NHTSA 16V925000Manufacturer no. 16S46

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/Supercharger

Report received by NHTSA: December 22, 2016
Owner notification: January 31, 2017
Recall initiated by: Manufacturer
Units potentially affected: 1,163 (whole campaign)
Build dates listed for the 2017 Ford Flex: October 18, 2016 – November 10, 2016
Model names in the NHTSA record: FLEX

Defect summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Taurus, 2016-2017 Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, 2017 Ford Explorer and Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines. Improperly brazed turbocharger oil supply tubes may leak oil on engine components.

Safety risk

An oil leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the turbocharger oil supply tubes, free of charge. The recall began on January 31, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S46.

Notes in the NHTSA record

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Source: NHTSA recall 16V925000, filed by Ford Motor Company. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov

Records reproduce NHTSA's published text for each campaign. Last record date for this page: October 24, 2025.