Ford Explorer 2016–2020 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 25E10-S1 · NHTSA communication 11035464 · issued Jul 2, 2026

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Electrical System

component

2016–2020

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

NEW VEHICLE DELIVERY HOLD - Emissions Recall 25E10 - Supplement #1 Certain 2018-2020 Model Year F-150 Vehicles With 3.3L Engines and 2016-2019 Model Year Explorer, Taurus, and Flex Vehicles With 3.5L Engines Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Reprogramming

Vehicles covered

2016 Ford Explorer
2017 Ford Explorer
2018 Ford Explorer
2019 Ford Explorer
2018 Ford F-150
2019 Ford F-150
2020 Ford F-150
2016 Ford Flex
2017 Ford Flex
2018 Ford Flex
2019 Ford Flex
2016 Ford Taurus
2017 Ford Taurus
2018 Ford Taurus
2019 Ford Taurus

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.