2025 Ford Maverick
Model year 2025: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.
- NHTSA: don’t drive it or park it outside, for one of its recalls
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The short answer
From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 28, 2026.
- 12 recalls naming it in NHTSA’s file (needs attention)
- Don’t drive it or park it outside: NHTSA’s advice, for one of its recalls (needs attention)
- 24 owner complaints to NHTSA
- 4of 5 the fewest overall stars NHTSA gave any of its versions
A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.
Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?
No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.
The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.
What recalls name it?
12 recalls for the 2025 Ford Maverick in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.
NHTSA advises some owners not to drive it, or to park it outside: see below.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
May 27, 2026. Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
Apr 14, 2026. Electrical system; equipment: electrical: engine block heater
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NHTSA campaign
26V-239
Mar 31, 2026. Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger
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NHTSA campaign
26V-201
Mar 17, 2026. Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
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NHTSA campaign
26V-157
Mar 3, 2026. Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)
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NHTSA campaign
26V-122
Feb 20, 2026. Exterior lighting: tail lights; electrical system: integrated trailer brake control
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NHTSA campaign
26V-104
Dec 18, 2025. Structure: interior panels: dashboard
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NHTSA campaign
25V-884
Dec 12, 2025. Power train: automatic transmission: internal: park pawl
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NHTSA campaign
25V-863
Dec 1, 2025. Engine
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NHTSA campaign
25V-828
Nov 14, 2025. Electronic stability control (esc); service brakes, hydraulic: power assist
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NHTSA campaign
25V-787
Jun 9, 2025. Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: status indicator lamp/light
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NHTSA campaign
25V-350
May 23, 2025. Equipment: electrical: engine block heater; electrical system
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NHTSA campaign
25V-343
What have owners told NHTSA?
24 complaints to NHTSA, received from Feb 10, 2025 to Aug 28, 2026.
- 3 complaints told of a crash, and 1 complaint of a fire.
- Together they report 2 people injured and no deaths.
- Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
How did it do in crash tests?
NHTSA rated 8 versions of the 2025 Ford Maverick: 4 stars overall, every version.
NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings, in whole stars. NHTSA’s safety concerns are shown beneath the stars they qualify, as NHTSA asks.
NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Version | Overall | Frontal crash | Side crash | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maverick Early Release, PU/CC, AWD | 4 stars | 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 15.5% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Maverick Early Release, PU/CC, FWD | 4 stars | 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 16.9% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Maverick HEV Early Release, PU/CC, AWD | 4 stars | 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 15.5% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Maverick HEV Early Release, PU/CC, FWD | 4 stars | 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 16.9% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Maverick HEV Later Release, PU/CC, AWD | 4 stars | 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 15.5% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Maverick HEV Later Release, PU/CC, FWD | 4 stars | 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 16.9% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Maverick Later Release, PU/CC, AWD | 4 stars | 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 15.5% chance of rolling over; no tip |
| Maverick Later Release, PU/CC, FWD | 4 stars | 5 starsDriver 5, passenger 4 | 5 starsSide pole 5 | 4 starsA 16.9% chance of rolling over; no tip |
NHTSA lists no safety concern for any version rated here.
NHTSA’s notes on these ratings
- Shortly after the frontal crash test on the conventional gasoline version of the Ford Maverick, smoke and flames were observed from the engine compartment
Safety technology, as NHTSA lists it
- Forward collision warning: standard & optional.
- Lane departure warning: optional.
- Crash imminent braking: standard & optional.
- Dynamic brake support: standard & optional.
What the record doesn’t say
- Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
- Ratings are for the versions NHTSA tested. Other cabs, engines and drives can rate differently.
- How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.
Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.