Ford has stripped the F-150 pickup of a very iconic option. It's about the SecuriCode keypad, no longer available for pickups from the 2025 model year. This feature, known since the late 1980s, offers the driver the ability to enter the car without a key by dialing a special numeric code. In order to reduce costs, Ford significantly limited the extras in the basic equipment, and this also applies to the SecuriCode function in question. The measure affected the base equipment of the Bronco Sport, Escape, Exlporer crossovers, as well as the Maverick and F-150 pickups.
For decades, the SecuriCode keypad was standard equipment in American cars, but now there are more convenient alternatives: smart keys and keyless entry. In addition, the updated Ford F-150 can be programmed to be unlocked using a smartphone via the FordPass app.
Now the SecuriCode function is available as an extra, but it is not cheap at all. Dealers are asking $455 for it. Since the option, as we mentioned, is not cheap, it is unlikely to remain on the main mass of pickup trucks. To date, code locks remain in the basic equipment only on the Lincoln Corsair and Aviator crossovers, but most likely it is only a matter of time.