Ford over-the-air update BCMC-25.13.06
What it saysQuality improvements include: -Reduces Key off load battery usage caused by the Power Distribution Box sending messages to the Controller Area Network NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated Jul 16, 2025, received Aug 6, 2025, about the fuel/propulsion system — 1 document under this number: BCMC-25.13.06 F-150. It names 1 model year (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 communicationQuality improvements include: -Reduces Key off load battery usage caused by the Power Distribution Box sending messages to the Controller Area Network
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCMC-25.13.06 F-150 | Over-the-air update | Jul 16, 2025 | 11021525 | 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 129 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 27 of them name Electrical System — 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.
**2025 Ford F-150 – Repeated Wiring Harness Damage** I am reporting two separate incidents involving a 2025 Ford F-150 that resulted in significant damage to vehicle wiring harnesses and required replacement of major wiring components. On March 4, 2026, the vehicle sustained wiring damage during a dog-related incident.
2025 Ford F-150 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Aug 28, 2026 · ODI 11760396
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 group12 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ford F-150 under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ford list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB 26-2432 | Service bulletin | Oct 16, 2026 | This bulletin supersedes 26-2238. Reason for update: To update the Service Procedure to include diagnostics for the fuel vapor vent valve an… |
| PT-26.11.3 | Over-the-air update | Jul 23, 2026 | 25S75 Recall remedy -Powertrain Control Module update to introduce logic to prevent low pressure fuel pump binding and maintain fuel flow to… |
| SSM 54874 | Service bulletin | May 27, 2026 | Some 2024-2026 F-150 vehicles may exhibit an incorrect fuel gauge indication when distance to empty (DTE) is below 50 miles. Workshop Manual… |
| SSM 54838 | Service bulletin | May 18, 2026 | Some 2024 F-150 vehicles may exhibit a condition where the volume is limited to 14 with a "MyKey volume limited" message in the center displ… |
| 25M04 | Other | Mar 31, 2026 | Certain 2021-2023 Model Year F-150 HEV Vehicles Replacement of Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger Coolant Spigot, If Required Owner Letters |
| TSB 26-2093 | Service bulletin | Mar 10, 2026 | This article supersedes TSB 25-2487 to update the symptoms in the TSB title and issue, and update the parts list to include additional parts… |
| SSM 54317 | Service bulletin | Oct 21, 2025 | Some 2021-2025 F-150, 2022-2025 Expedition/Navigator, 2023-2025 F-Super Duty, 2024-2025 Ranger and 2026 Transit vehicles may exhibit a disch… |
| SSM 54138 | Service bulletin | Aug 14, 2025 | Some 2024-2025 F-150, Expedition/Navigator, Escape/Corsair, Bronco, Explorer, Mustang, Maverick vehicles equipped with a 1.5/2.0/2.3/3.5L Ec… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford BCMC-25.13.06 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 BCMC-25.13.06 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 BCMC-25.13.06 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2025 Ford F-150. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.