Ford recalled 355,656 pickup trucks in the United States because their instrument-panel displays could remain blank when the vehicles start. The fault can prevent drivers from seeing safety information including speed, warning indicators and gauges, increasing the risk of a crash.
The action covers certain 2025 Ford F-150 trucks as well as Super Duty models. The affected Super Duty range includes the 2025-2026 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD and F-550 SD. Documents released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said every vehicle included in the recall was estimated to contain the defect.
A recall report dated August 22 identified the instrument panel cluster software as the source of the problem. When the software fails during startup, the screen does not show the information drivers ordinarily use to monitor the vehicle and recognise safety warnings. The issue concerns the availability of those displays rather than an incorrect reading shown on an operating panel.
Ford was not aware of crashes or injuries related to the failure. It had, however, received 95 warranty claims by June 26. The software associated with the recalled panels entered production in June 2024 and was removed from production in July 2025, defining the manufacturing period behind the affected model years.
Owners are to receive a software update without charge. Ford said the repair would be available through authorised dealers or delivered remotely as an over-the-air update. The company described the remote option as more convenient than requiring every customer to visit a dealership. Notification letters were expected to provide owners with instructions and further information.
The dashboard action came during a year in which Ford issued several other large recalls. In the previous month, 694,000 Bronco Sport and Escape vehicles were recalled over a fuel-injector problem. Another recall included more than 850,000 vehicles because of potential fuel-pump failure. Those separate actions involved different defects and vehicle groups.
Ford chief operating officer Kumar Galhotra had addressed the increase in recalls in a company post earlier in August. He said the higher number reflected a strategy of identifying and correcting hardware and software problems quickly, supported by increased safety testing.
For owners of the listed F-150 and Super Duty models, the immediate issue was narrower: a startup software failure could remove essential dashboard information. The free update was intended to restore reliable operation without replacing the instrument hardware, and no related injury or collision had been reported when the recall was announced.
Owners could therefore receive the same software remedy either remotely or through an authorised service location, without paying for the correction.
