Ford bulletin 25E01
What it saysThe affected vehicles have an emissions control system that may not control tailpipe emissions effectively over time. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as an emissions communication dated May 2, 2026, received Nov 3, 2025, about the fuel/propulsion system — 2 documents under this number. It names 1 model year (2016). An emissions communication 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 communicationThe affected vehicles have an emissions control system that may not control tailpipe emissions effectively over time.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25E01 | Emissions | May 2, 2026 | 11033582 | PDF, 52 KB |
| 25E01 | Emissions | Oct 16, 2025 | 11024707 | PDF, 602 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 1,737 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 311 of them name Power Train — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
On the 2016 Ford Fusion, the 208 owners who gave an odometer reading for Power Train reported it at a median of 83,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion Energi. The contact stated there were metal shavings inside the transmission, and the transmission had previously been repaired twice under Warranty. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the engine.
2016 Ford Fusion · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Apr 30, 2024 · ODI 11586173
In depth: 2016 Ford Fusion transmission and drivetrain problems →
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 fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group1 other manufacturer communication filed against the Ford Fusion under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB 25-2395 | Service bulletin | Aug 27, 2025 | This article supersedes TSB 24-2345 to update the Service Procedure. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit an… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford 25E01 a recall?
No. A emissions communication 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 25E01 repair free?
A emissions communication 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 25E01 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2016 Ford Fusion. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.