BMW and Ford Issue Separate Windshield Recalls in the Same Week

BMW of America and Ford Motor Company both filed voluntary recall campaigns with NHTSA in October 2025 for glass-adjacent component defects. The two recalls differed in scope and mechanism but shared a common thread: windshield and glass-area integrity issues that required OEM dealer remediation.

BMW's October recall involved a windshield defect on a relatively small number of vehicles. The specific nature of the BMW defect—whether it involved glass bonding, optical clarity, or a structural integrity issue—placed it in the category of component-level failures that BMW dealers would remedy through windshield replacement. For BMW-authorized glass shops, the recall represented a potential source of claim volume from owners who sought glass service outside the dealer network.

Ford's October recall filing covered a moonroof wind deflector issue on approximately 174,853 vehicles across the 2021–22 Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, 2021–23 F-150, 2022 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, and F-450 SD lineups. NHTSA acknowledgment letter 25V729 says the wind deflector clips could become inadequately attached to the moonroof frame, potentially causing the deflector to detach from the vehicle while driving. The NHTSA campaign was filed on October 28.

For auto glass shops, the Ford moonroof deflector recall was not a windshield replacement job but rather a fastener and trim repair. However, it illustrated the breadth of glass-adjacent component failures that can affect common work trucks and SUVs—vehicles that many glass shops regularly service for windshield repairs and replacements. Technicians performing routine windshield work on affected Fords should note the open recall in their service documentation.

The dual October recalls also reinforced the year's recurring theme: NHTSA recall activity involving glass and glass-adjacent components was running at an elevated pace in 2025, creating a steady flow of customers seeking information, referrals, and in some cases actual glass service work related to recall campaigns.

Shops that build a systematic recall-monitoring practice—checking NHTSA filings weekly for their most commonly serviced vehicle makes—will be better positioned to advise customers, capture appropriate service volume, and avoid inadvertently performing work that conflicts with or obscures an active recall.