Ford over-the-air update 25-OTA BC-CS-25.02.02 F-150
What it says"Quality improvements include: -Module configuration settings update to ensure BlueCruise functilonality" NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated May 1, 2025, received Jun 3, 2025, about the forward collision avoidance — 1 document under this number: 25-BC-CS-25.02.02 F-150. It names 1 model year (2021). An over-the-air update is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication"Quality improvements include: -Module configuration settings update to ensure BlueCruise functilonality"
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-BC-CS-25.02.02 F-150 | Over-the-air update | May 1, 2025 | 11019035 | PDF, 29 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 1,309 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle, several safety features would not operate as intended. While driving in reverse, the rear cross-traffic alert would sometimes malfunction and not alert the driver that a vehicle or an object or pedestrian was near the rear of the vehicle.
2021 Ford F-150 · Forward Collision Avoidance · filed with NHTSA Feb 1, 2022 · ODI 11449705
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the forward collision avoidance
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ford F-150 under the same component group (forward collision avoidance), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 55071 | Service bulletin | Aug 5, 2026 | Some 2025-2026 Aviator/Explorer/Expedition/F-150/Mustang Mach-E/Navigator vehicles may exhibit the hands-free BlueCruise feature intermitten… |
| TSB 26-2206 | Service bulletin | May 1, 2026 | This article updates TSB 23-2146. Reason for update: clarify prior approval requirements Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement… |
| SYNC-25.2.1.6.X | Over-the-air update | Jul 17, 2025 | Quality improvements include: -Latest software update for BlueCruise Activation |
| 21G01 S4 | Service bulletin | May 15, 2024 | Certain 2021 Model Year F-150 and Mustang Mach-E Vehicles with Ford Co-Pilot360™ Active 2.0 Prep Package (Includes Ford BlueCruise Prep Kit)… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Ford, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford 25-OTA BC-CS-25.02.02 F-150 a recall?
No. A over-the-air update is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 25-OTA BC-CS-25.02.02 F-150 repair free?
A over-the-air update is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does 25-OTA BC-CS-25.02.02 F-150 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2021 Ford F-150. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.