NEW YORK — Ford is recalling more than 355,000 of its pickup trucks across the U.S. because of an instrument panel display failure that’s resulted in critical information, like warning lights and vehicle speed, not showing up on the dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to documents published<\/a> by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall covers certain Ford F-150s from the 2025 model year \u2014 as well as other Ford \u201cSuper Duty\u201d trucks, including 2025-2026 F-550 SD, F-450 SD, F-350 SD and F-250 SDs. A recall report<\/a> dated Aug. 22 notes that the instrument panel cluster (IPC) can fail at startup, resulting in drivers seeing a blank screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a result, the NHTSA notes, drivers may not be able to read critical \u201csafety-related telltales and gauges,\u201d increasing the risk of crash. The recall report notes that Ford isn’t aware of any accidents or injuries related to this issue \u2014 but had received 95 warranty claims as of June 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To address the display failure, Ford is offering a free IPC software update to impacted owners. This fix will be available at authorized dealers or through an \u201cover-the-air\u201d update, the NHTSA notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a statement sent to The Associated Press, Ford said that the over-the-air software update is \u201cmore convenient for customers compared to an in-person dealer visit.” The Michigan-based auto maker added that owner notification letters will soon be sent out with more information and instructions about the remedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A total of 355,656 vehicles are covered by the recall, all of which are estimated to have the defect. Recall documents note that the now-recalled IPC software was introduced into production in June 2024, and was taken out in July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ford has rolled out several sizeable recalls this year \u2014 including 694,000 Bronco Sport and Escape vehicles<\/a> recalled over a fuel injector issue last month, as well as a recall covering over 850,000 cars<\/a> due to potential fuel pump failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kumar Galhotra, chief operating officer at Ford, addressed the recent uptick in recalls at Ford earlier this month \u2014 writing in a company blog that the increase \u201creflects our intensive strategy to quickly find and fix hardware and software issues and go the extra mile to help protect customers,\u201d which includes heightened safety testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n