Ford over-the-air update PCM-25.6.1
What it saysQuality improvements include: -On-Board Diagnostics calibration for an enhanced Intake air temperature sensor performance NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated Sep 16, 2025, received Oct 3, 2025, about the engine — 1 document under this number: PCM-25.6.1 Expedition. It names 1 model year (2024). 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: -On-Board Diagnostics calibration for an enhanced Intake air temperature sensor performance
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCM-25.6.1 Expedition | Over-the-air update | Sep 16, 2025 | 11023722 | PDF, 12 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 79 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
Components: Engine & Power Train Safety Risk: Momentary loss of power Problem has not been reproduced by dealer or independent service center. Vehicle has been inspected by Ford Dealer Joe Cooper Ford in Oklahoma City, OK There were/are no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem that appear prior to the failure.
2024 Ford Expedition · Power Train · filed with NHTSA May 25, 2025 · ODI 11663012
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 group11 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ford Expedition under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ford list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSB 26-2023 | Service bulletin | Apr 1, 2026 | Some vehicles listed in the Model section above may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes… |
| SSM 54363 | Service bulletin | Nov 10, 2025 | Some 2021-2025 Expedition/Navigator/F-150/F-Super Duty/F-53 Motorhome/F59 Commercial Stripped Chassis/F-650/F-750/Transit vehicles equipped… |
| TSB 25-2485 | Service bulletin | Oct 17, 2025 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit a whistle/humming noise from the right side of the instrument panel whe… |
| SSM 54269 | Service bulletin | Oct 4, 2025 | Some 2021-2025 Expedition/Navigator/F-150/F-Super Duty/F-53 Motorhome/F59 Commercial Stripped Chassis/F-650/F-750/Transit vehicles equipped… |
| SSM 53764 | Service bulletin | May 13, 2025 | Some 2020 Continental, 2020-2024 Edge/Nautilus, 2020-2025 Explorer/Aviator/Escape/Corsair/F-150/F-Super Duty/Ranger/Transit/E-Series, 2021-2… |
| 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… |
| 23B62 S1 | Service bulletin | Jan 24, 2024 | Certain 2023 Model Year F-150, Expedition, and Navigator with 3.5L Engine - Engine Long Block Replacement Owner letters submitted 01/02/2… |
| 23B62 | Service bulletin | Dec 31, 2023 | Certain 2023 Model Year F-150, Expedition, and Navigator with 3.5L Engine Engine Long Block Replacement Just owner lettrs. Other docume… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford PCM-25.6.1 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 PCM-25.6.1 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 PCM-25.6.1 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 Ford Expedition. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.