Ford is recalling 86,543 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs because the trim pieces around the rear quarter windows were bonded with adhesive that never had time to properly cure, meaning the trim can detach while the vehicle is being driven. The recall spans three model years and traces back to a change on Ford’s own assembly line.

Key Points

• The recall covers 86,543 Mustang Mach-E crossovers from the 2023, 2024 and 2025 model years, according to Ford’s own recall filing with NHTSA (campaign number 26V487000).
• The affected vehicles were built between Feb. 17, 2023, and Oct. 8, 2024, at Ford’s Cuautitlan Assembly Plant in Mexico.
• Ford says a new assembly jig sped up installation time on the line, which left primer on the rear quarter window trim without enough time to cure before the adhesive bond was made.

What’s Affected

• Vehicle: Ford Mustang Mach-E, model years 2023-2025
• Component: Rear side quarter window glass trim/molding
• Defect: Inadequate adhesive application and insufficient primer cure time can compromise the structural bond holding the trim to the body, per Ford’s filing, which states the moldings “may compromise the structural attachment… over time” and could detach at highway speed, creating a road hazard for trailing vehicles.
• Build window: Feb. 17, 2023 through Oct. 8, 2024, all from the Cuautitlan, Mexico plant

What Owners Should Do

• Ford dealers were notified of the recall between Sept. 3 and Sept. 7, 2026, and owner notification letters are scheduled to go out by mail between Sept. 10 and Sept. 14, 2026.
• Owners can check whether their specific vehicle is included by entering their VIN into NHTSA’s recall lookup tool, which was updated with searchable VINs for this campaign on Sept. 7, 2026.
• Dealers will inspect the rear quarter window trim and, where the bond is found to be inadequate, remove and replace the entire trim assembly with a properly bonded piece — at no cost to the owner.
• Owners who notice a rear quarter window trim piece that looks loose, lifted, or missing before their dealer visit should avoid highway driving with the affected panel until it’s inspected.

This is not Ford’s only recent Mustang Mach-E action tied to trim adhesion. The automaker has issued several separate recalls on the electric SUV over the past year covering different trim and glass-bonding issues, a pattern that points to broader quality-control questions around how exterior trim has been installed on the Mach-E line since production ramped up.

No crashes or injuries tied to this specific defect have been confirmed in Ford’s filing. The remedy is free, and owners do not need to pay for the inspection or replacement parts regardless of whether their vehicle is still under Ford’s original warranty.