213,000-Plus Ford Explorers, Lincoln Aviators Recalled for Inoperative Trailer Taillights
Ford’s latest recall of its Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs (Lincoln is Ford’s luxury arm) involves an issue with the trailer taillights, which may not illuminate. More than 213,100 vehicles are involved.
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Affected vehicles include model-year 2025 Explorers and Aviators. These vehicles may have an improperly manufactured body control module that could prevent the taillights on a trailer from illuminating while towing, reducing visibility for other drivers and increasing the risk of a crash.
2025 Ford Explorer | Cars.com photo by Jonathan Earley
To resolve the issue, dealers will replace the affected body control module on vehicles with less than 9,000 miles; for vehicles with more than 9,000 miles, they’ll perform a functional check on the body control module and replace it if necessary. Both repairs and the functional check will be done for free.
Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Oct. 13, and a second letter will be sent when the remedy is available. In the meantime, owners with further questions may contact Ford at 866-436-7332 (Ford’s number for this recall is 25C42), the National Traffic Safety Administration vehicle-safety hotline at 888-327-4236, or visit the NHTSA website to check their vehicle identification number and learn more.
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499,000-Plus Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX SUVs Recalled for Rupturing Rear Brake Hose
By Corinne Vercoe
August 28, 2025
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2016 Ford Edge | Cars.com photo by Evan Sears
Ford’s latest recall impacts more than 499,100 examples of its Edge SUV and MKX SUV from luxury arm Lincoln. The issue involves the rear brake hoses, which may rupture.
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Affected vehicles include model-year 2015-18 Edges and model-year 2016-18 MKXs. The rear brake jounce hoses in these vehicles may rupture and cause brake fluid to leak. As a result, drivers may experience an increase in pedal travel as well as an increase in required stopping distance; both increase the risk of a crash.
If the fluid reaches a specified level, the red brake fluid warning light will illuminate. The root cause and resolution for the issue has not yet been determined, but Ford will begin notifying owners of the safety risk Sept. 8; subsequent letters outlining the remedy will be sent at a later date once it’s available, which Ford expects to be in April 2026. Those with further questions in the meantime can contact the automaker at 866-436-7332 (Ford’s number for this recall is 25S87), the National Traffic Safety Administration vehicle-safety hotline at 888-327-4236, or visit the NHTSA website to check their vehicle identification number and learn more.
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Long-Term 2025 Toyota 4Runner Update: How Efficient Is the Hybrid After 5,000 Miles?
By Brian Normile
August 28, 2025
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2025 Toyota 4Runner Hybrid TRD Off-Road Premium | Cars.com photo by Christian Lantry
When we bought a hybrid 2025 Toyota 4Runner TRD Off-Road Premium, we were intrigued by the prospect of … well, maybe not good gas mileage, but at least adequate fuel economy. If you’ve ever owned a 4Runner (I miss my 1997 Limited every day), you know that a fuel-efficient one is something of an alien concept. The all-new 2025 4Runner hybrid is EPA-rated at 23 mpg combined. How has ours performed after our first 5,000 miles of driving?
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How Efficient Is the 4Runner Hybrid?
- Average calculated fuel economy: 21 mpg
- Average speed per tank: 38 mph
- Miles driven: 5,320
- Gallons of gas pumped: 253
- Total cost of fuel: $855.75
On one hand, 21 mpg from a 4Runner is excellent, relatively speaking; on the other hand, our 4Runner is a hybrid, and we were expecting closer to the EPA-estimated 23 mpg. If you’ve been following our ownership story so far, you know that a key aerodynamic piece, the front air dam, had issues staying attached. Could that have contributed? Possibly, but it’s worth noting that our second most efficient fill-up thus far — following a highway drive from Flint, Mich., to Evanston, Ill. — registered 24 mpg without the air dam attached at all. Our most efficient tank to date, at 24.7 mpg, included part of the reverse of that drive with the air dam.
The lesson here seems to be less that the air dam matters and more that the 4Runner hybrid may get closer to its 24 mpg highway EPA rating than its combined rating. In looking at our fuel-economy log, higher average speeds have tended to produce more efficient trips, though there appears to be a sweet spot at an average speed of 45 mph. Above or below that, our mileage has taken a hit.
How Did Our 5,000-Mile Service Go?
Scheduling an appointment at a nearby dealership was easy using the Toyota app, and the service itself didn’t take very long — roughly an hour and a half for a tire rotation and multipoint inspection, all at no cost to us. For our 10,000-mile scheduled service, we’ll get another tire rotation as well as an oil and filter change, per the manufacturer recommendation.
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What’s Next?
Stay tuned to see how we replaced our 4Runner’s front air dam after purchasing a replacement, how it performs off-road, additional mileage updates, and deeper dives into its tech and features. We’ll also document if anything else should break.
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