Ford bulletin 25E05
What it saysCertain 2015 - 2018 Model Year Focus Vehicles with 1.0L Engine Canister Purge Valve (CPV) Replacement (if required) and Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Reprogramming Submitting Owner Letter NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as an emissions communication dated Mar 4, 2026, received Jan 6, 2026, about the engine — 2 documents under this number. It names 3 model years (2016–2018). 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 communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
Certain 2015 - 2018 Model Year Focus Vehicles with 1.0L Engine Canister Purge Valve (CPV) Replacement (if required) and Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Reprogramming Submitting Owner Letter
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25E05 | Other | Mar 4, 2026 | 11030920 | PDF, 422 KB |
| 25E05 | Emissions | Dec 3, 2025 | 11027016 | PDF, 2,147 KB |
What the document itself lists
The manufacturer titles it “NEW VEHICLE DELIVERY HOLD - Emissions Recall 25E05”.
Part the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| F1FZ-9D289-A | — | — |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (19 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Ford’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.
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 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 2,939 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 2,424 of them name Power Train, Engine — 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 Focus, the 469 owners who gave an odometer reading for Power Train reported it at a median of 65,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
2018 Ford Focus se sedan recalls. I recently got a 2018 Ford Focus se sedan in november of 2018. It periodically hesitates when I accelerate and I was in the middle of driving the other day on my way home and not only did it hesitate when I began to accelerate on a 30 MPH street but it also began to slip and did not want to move for…
2018 Ford Focus · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Apr 1, 2019 · ODI 11193064
Ford Focus, hesitating when driving, engine stopped while driving and the engine restarted. Over period of time, heard strange noises like a loud boom while driving. Happens only when gas level is around half tank. Dealer says there is no recall on the VIN. Cut off happened after making a turn also the boom noise.
2018 Ford Focus · Engine · filed with NHTSA May 3, 2019 · ODI 11205514
I want to continue with the complaints on shuddering when accelerating from a complete stop. I drive for uber/left and it's very unnerving when I have a rider and this happens. I can't accelerate safely through an intersection because of the shuddering sounds like the whole car is going to breakdown.
2017 Ford Focus · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Jul 8, 2018 · ODI 11110115
In depth: 2018 Ford Focus transmission and drivetrain problems → · 2018 Ford Focus engine problems → · 2017 Ford Focus transmission and drivetrain problems → · 2017 Ford Focus engine 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 engine
Source: same model, same component group3 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ford Focus under the same component group (engine), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26L02 | Other | Aug 25, 2026 | Customer Satisfaction Program 26L02 Certain 2014-2021 Model Year Various Vehicles 1.0L Fox Classic Engine Timing Belt and Oil Pump Belt Inte… |
| 25B51 | Other | May 9, 2026 | Certain 2021-2024 Model Year Bronco, 2021-2024 Model Year Bronco Sport, 2020-2022 Model Year Corsair and Escape, 2016-2024 Model Year Explor… |
| SSM 52335 | Service bulletin | Mar 6, 2024 | For 2015-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with turbocharged engines and customer concern of an engine oil leak, refer to Workshop Man… |
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 25E05 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 25E05 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 25E05 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2018 Ford Focus, 2017 Ford Focus, 2016 Ford Focus. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: built on or before 26 Sep 2022; built on or after 27 Sep 2022 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.