Ford is recalling 41,748 Super Duty trucks and Expedition SUVs because contaminated LED chips in their headlight assemblies may cause exterior lights to fail. Dealers will inspect both headlight assemblies and replace any that fail inspection, free of charge.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Expedition, 2026 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD, and F-550 SD vehicles. The headlight assemblies may contain a contaminated LED chip, which can result in a loss of daytime running lights, parking lights, high beams or low beams. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”
Affected VINs are scheduled to become searchable through NHTSA’s recall lookup on October 26, 2026. Owners seeking information before then can contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332 or a Ford dealer and reference Ford recall 26C43.
Here is the relevant information from the NHTSA Recall notice:
NHTSA campaign: 26V606. Ford campaign: 26C43.
Ford estimates that 1% of the recalled population has the defect. The recall covers selected vehicles, not every truck or SUV from these model years.
Which vehicles and lights are affected?
Affected vehicles are potentially equipped with headlight assemblies with contaminants under their LED chip. Ford’s team assessed warranty return data, supplier shipping records and LED chip traceability data to determine a suspect build date range. Vehicles from this production period that are either unsold or have less than 4 months in service as of September 15, 2026, are included in the recall population. This population is based on Ford’s understanding of the issue and observed occurrences in the field, which indicate the condition will manifest very early in the vehicle’s lifetime.
These vehicles are not produced in VIN order. Information as to the applicability of this action to specific vehicles can best be obtained by either calling Ford’s toll-free line (1-866-436-7332) or by contacting a local Ford or Lincoln dealer who can obtain specific information regarding the vehicles from the Ford On-line Automotive Service Information System (OASIS) database.
| Model | Model year(s) | Vehicles recalled |
|---|---|---|
| Ford F-250 Super Duty | 2026 | 17,512 |
| Ford F-350 Super Duty | 2026 | 10,295 |
| Ford F-450 Super Duty | 2026 | 523 |
| Ford F-550 Super Duty | 2026 | 120 |
| Ford Expedition | 2025–2027 | 13,298 |
Super Duty customers may experience diminished or inoperative Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs) and parking lamps on vehicles equipped with LED reflector or LED projector headlamps.
Super Duty customers also may experience diminished or inoperative low beams and/or high beams on vehicles equipped with LED reflector headlamps.
Expedition customers may experience diminished or inoperative low beams and/or high beams on vehicles equipped with LED reflector headlamps.
Inoperable exterior lighting features may reduce visibility for the driver and/or make the vehicle less visible to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
LED chips in headlamp assemblies may have been exposed to contamination at the chip supplier’s manufacturing facility.
A dashboard indicator light will illuminate for customers experiencing inoperative low beam and/or high beam headlamps.
How Ford identified the problem
Ford began reviewing warranty claims for failed Super Duty LED headlights in May 2026. Investigators traced the contamination to a chip supplier’s manufacturing facility.
Warranty returns, supplier shipping records and subsequent traceability data helped Ford identify the potentially affected vehicles. Ford approved the recall action on September 15, 2026.
As of September 10, Ford had received six warranty claims and six field reports involving six vehicles. In its filing, Ford said it was unaware of related crashes or injuries.
Free repairs and owner notification dates
Owners will be notified by mail and instructed to take their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to have both the left-hand and right-hand headlamp assemblies inspected. If inspection passes, no further action will be taken. If the inspection fails, dealers will perform a replacement of the headlamp(s). There will be no charge for this service.
All remedied vehicles will have headlamp assemblies built free of contamination.
The official documents give different projected owner-notification dates. Ford’s Part 573 filing lists dealer notification for October 26–30 and owner letters for November 6–13, 2026. NHTSA’s September 29 acknowledgment instead says owner letters are expected October 26. Both give October 26 as the planned VIN-search date. Owners should confirm the current notification and repair schedule with Ford or their dealer.
