Ford over-the-air update ABS-25.8.3
What it says"25S77 Recall remedy: -Addresses a potential loss of brake boost while driving. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated Feb 13, 2026, received Oct 17, 2025, about the service brakes — 2 documents under this number: ABS-25.8.3 F-150BEV, ABS-25.8.3 F-150. It names 2 model years (2025). 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"25S77 Recall remedy: -Addresses a potential loss of brake boost while driving. Hydraulic braking assist will still be available"
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABS-25.8.3 F-150BEV | Over-the-air update | Feb 13, 2026 | 11029604 | PDF, 23 KB |
| ABS-25.8.3 F-150 | Over-the-air update | Oct 1, 2025 | 11024361 | PDF, 24 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 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 138 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 32 of them name Service Brakes — 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.
While I was driving, I was pressing my brakes and the vehicle would not stop at a stop sign. Then with the brakes pressed all the way down, it was a very elongated stop so this rolled me through the stop sign. Thankfully no cars were coming. It felt as if I was trying to stop on ice.
2025 Ford F-150 · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Sep 21, 2026 · ODI 11765735
I am writing to report a serious safety issue introduced by a recent firmware update regarding the Sport mode and 1-pedal driving behavior. After driving the vehicle in Sport mode, parking, and restarting, the dashboard prompts me to return to Sport mode.
2025 Ford F-150 Lightning · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Jul 14, 2026 · ODI 11750302
On August 19, 2026, I was involved in a collision in my 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning after a suspected malfunction involving the automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and/or acceleration controls. Cruise control was on; BlueCruise was not.
2025 Ford F-150 Lightning · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Sep 4, 2026 · ODI 11762056
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 service brakes
Source: same model, same component group14 other manufacturer communications filed against these Ford models under the same component group (service brakes), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ford list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITRM-26.DC | Over-the-air update | Sep 9, 2026 | 26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function |
| SSM 54993 | Service bulletin | Jul 8, 2026 | Some 2025-2026 F-150 Raptor vehicles may exhibit increased sensitivity or braking force when applying the brake pedal at slower speeds. To r… |
| SSM 54940 | Service bulletin | Jun 16, 2026 | Some 2021-2026 F-150 vehicles may exhibit a U2100:00 diagnostic trouble code (DTC) for initial configuration incomplete stored in the traile… |
| SSM 54733 | Service bulletin | Apr 9, 2026 | Some 2025-2026 Bronco/Expedition/Navigator/F-150/Ranger vehicles may exhibit a "Check Brake System" message in the instrument panel cluster… |
| ABS-25.30.8.3 | Over-the-air update | Oct 23, 2025 | "25S77 Recall remedy: -Addresses a potential loss of brake boost while driving. Hydraulic braking assist will still be available" |
| TSB 25-2397 | Service bulletin | Aug 26, 2025 | This article supersedes TSB 22-2214 to update labor times from M-time to AP-time and add a limit. Some of the vehicles listed in the model s… |
| TSB 25-2380 | Service bulletin | Aug 20, 2025 | This article supersedes TSB 22-2448 to update the Service Procedure and the labor times from M-time to AP-time and add a limit. Some of the… |
| TSB 25-2276 | Service bulletin | Jun 23, 2025 | This article supersedes TSB 25-2045 to update the production fix date and add model years. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statemen… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford ABS-25.8.3 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 ABS-25.8.3 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 ABS-25.8.3 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2025 Ford F-150, 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.