diff --git a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
index a4c81f99f38..ba75e2d05fb 100644
--- a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
+++ b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import { Route as SearchParamsDefaultRouteImport } from './routes/search-params/
 import { Route as RedirectTargetRouteImport } from './routes/redirect/$target'
 import { Route as PostsPostIdRouteImport } from './routes/posts.$postId'
 import { Route as NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-loader'
-import { Route as NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-head'
 import { Route as NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
 import { Route as MultiCookieRedirectTargetRouteImport } from './routes/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
 import { Route as ApiUsersRouteImport } from './routes/api.users'
@@ -174,11 +173,6 @@ const NotFoundViaLoaderRoute = NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport.update({
   path: '/via-loader',
   getParentRoute: () => NotFoundRouteRoute,
 } as any)
-const NotFoundViaHeadRoute = NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport.update({
-  id: '/via-head',
-  path: '/via-head',
-  getParentRoute: () => NotFoundRouteRoute,
-} as any)
 const NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute = NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRouteImport.update({
   id: '/via-beforeLoad',
   path: '/via-beforeLoad',
@@ -285,7 +279,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/api/users': typeof ApiUsersRouteWithChildren
   '/multi-cookie-redirect/target': typeof MultiCookieRedirectTargetRoute
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/redirect/$target': typeof RedirectTargetRouteWithChildren
@@ -323,7 +316,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesByTo {
   '/api/users': typeof ApiUsersRouteWithChildren
   '/multi-cookie-redirect/target': typeof MultiCookieRedirectTargetRoute
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/search-params/default': typeof SearchParamsDefaultRoute
@@ -366,7 +358,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesById {
   '/api/users': typeof ApiUsersRouteWithChildren
   '/multi-cookie-redirect/target': typeof MultiCookieRedirectTargetRoute
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/redirect/$target': typeof RedirectTargetRouteWithChildren
@@ -410,7 +401,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/users'
     | '/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
-    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/redirect/$target'
@@ -448,7 +438,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/users'
     | '/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
-    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/search-params/default'
@@ -490,7 +479,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/users'
     | '/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
-    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/redirect/$target'
@@ -710,13 +698,6 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
       preLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport
       parentRoute: typeof NotFoundRouteRoute
     }
-    '/not-found/via-head': {
-      id: '/not-found/via-head'
-      path: '/via-head'
-      fullPath: '/not-found/via-head'
-      preLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport
-      parentRoute: typeof NotFoundRouteRoute
-    }
     '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': {
       id: '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
       path: '/via-beforeLoad'
@@ -841,14 +822,12 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
 
 interface NotFoundRouteRouteChildren {
   NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute: typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  NotFoundViaHeadRoute: typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   NotFoundViaLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   NotFoundIndexRoute: typeof NotFoundIndexRoute
 }
 
 const NotFoundRouteRouteChildren: NotFoundRouteRouteChildren = {
   NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute: NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute,
-  NotFoundViaHeadRoute: NotFoundViaHeadRoute,
   NotFoundViaLoaderRoute: NotFoundViaLoaderRoute,
   NotFoundIndexRoute: NotFoundIndexRoute,
 }
diff --git a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
index 722813fca36..e754f83c74b 100644
--- a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
+++ b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute('/not-found/')({
             via-loader
           </Link>
         </div>
-        <div className="mb-2">
-          <Link
-            from={Route.fullPath}
-            to="./via-head"
-            preload={preload}
-            data-testid="via-head"
-          >
-            via-head
-          </Link>
-        </div>
       </div>
     )
   },
diff --git a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cd09f9fa31..00000000000
--- a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { createFileRoute, notFound } from '@tanstack/react-router'
-
-export const Route = createFileRoute('/not-found/via-head')({
-  head: () => {
-    throw notFound()
-  },
-  component: RouteComponent,
-  notFoundComponent: () => {
-    return (
-      <div data-testid="via-head-notFound-component">
-        Not Found "/not-found/via-head"!
-      </div>
-    )
-  },
-})
-
-function RouteComponent() {
-  return (
-    <div data-testid="via-head-route-component" data-server={typeof window}>
-      Hello "/not-found/via-head"!
-    </div>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/e2e/react-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts b/e2e/react-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
index 0b5acc3b782..3e3bffd0944 100644
--- a/e2e/react-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/react-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test.describe('not-found', () => {
   test.describe('throw notFound()', () => {
     const navigationTestMatrix = combinate({
       // TODO beforeLoad!
-      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'head', 'loader'] as const,
+      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'loader'] as const,
       preload: [false, true] as const,
     })
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test.describe('not-found', () => {
     const directVisitTestMatrix = combinate({
       // TODO beforeLoad!
 
-      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'head', 'loader'] as const,
+      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'loader'] as const,
     })
 
     directVisitTestMatrix.forEach(({ thrower }) => {
diff --git a/e2e/react-start/basic/vite.config.ts b/e2e/react-start/basic/vite.config.ts
index 944dfecc761..55c716bdb82 100644
--- a/e2e/react-start/basic/vite.config.ts
+++ b/e2e/react-start/basic/vite.config.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const prerenderConfiguration = {
       '/redirect',
       '/i-do-not-exist',
       '/not-found/via-beforeLoad',
-      '/not-found/via-head',
       '/not-found/via-loader',
       '/users',
     ].some((p) => page.path.includes(p)),
diff --git a/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts b/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
index 9919aecb003..553ced91ff7 100644
--- a/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
+++ b/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import { Route as SearchParamsDefaultRouteImport } from './routes/search-params/
 import { Route as RedirectTargetRouteImport } from './routes/redirect/$target'
 import { Route as PostsPostIdRouteImport } from './routes/posts.$postId'
 import { Route as NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-loader'
-import { Route as NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-head'
 import { Route as NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
 import { Route as MultiCookieRedirectTargetRouteImport } from './routes/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
 import { Route as ApiUsersRouteImport } from './routes/api/users'
@@ -174,11 +173,6 @@ const NotFoundViaLoaderRoute = NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport.update({
   path: '/via-loader',
   getParentRoute: () => NotFoundRouteRoute,
 } as any)
-const NotFoundViaHeadRoute = NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport.update({
-  id: '/via-head',
-  path: '/via-head',
-  getParentRoute: () => NotFoundRouteRoute,
-} as any)
 const NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute = NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRouteImport.update({
   id: '/via-beforeLoad',
   path: '/via-beforeLoad',
@@ -287,7 +281,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/api/users': typeof ApiUsersRouteWithChildren
   '/multi-cookie-redirect/target': typeof MultiCookieRedirectTargetRoute
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/redirect/$target': typeof RedirectTargetRouteWithChildren
@@ -325,7 +318,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesByTo {
   '/api/users': typeof ApiUsersRouteWithChildren
   '/multi-cookie-redirect/target': typeof MultiCookieRedirectTargetRoute
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/search-params/default': typeof SearchParamsDefaultRoute
@@ -369,7 +361,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesById {
   '/api/users': typeof ApiUsersRouteWithChildren
   '/multi-cookie-redirect/target': typeof MultiCookieRedirectTargetRoute
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/redirect/$target': typeof RedirectTargetRouteWithChildren
@@ -413,7 +404,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/users'
     | '/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
-    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/redirect/$target'
@@ -451,7 +441,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/users'
     | '/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
-    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/search-params/default'
@@ -494,7 +483,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/users'
     | '/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
-    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/redirect/$target'
@@ -715,13 +703,6 @@ declare module '@tanstack/solid-router' {
       preLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport
       parentRoute: typeof NotFoundRouteRoute
     }
-    '/not-found/via-head': {
-      id: '/not-found/via-head'
-      path: '/via-head'
-      fullPath: '/not-found/via-head'
-      preLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport
-      parentRoute: typeof NotFoundRouteRoute
-    }
     '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': {
       id: '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
       path: '/via-beforeLoad'
@@ -846,14 +827,12 @@ declare module '@tanstack/solid-router' {
 
 interface NotFoundRouteRouteChildren {
   NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute: typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  NotFoundViaHeadRoute: typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   NotFoundViaLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   NotFoundIndexRoute: typeof NotFoundIndexRoute
 }
 
 const NotFoundRouteRouteChildren: NotFoundRouteRouteChildren = {
   NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute: NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute,
-  NotFoundViaHeadRoute: NotFoundViaHeadRoute,
   NotFoundViaLoaderRoute: NotFoundViaLoaderRoute,
   NotFoundIndexRoute: NotFoundIndexRoute,
 }
diff --git a/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx b/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
index 54eff41247c..34c8ef61469 100644
--- a/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
+++ b/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute('/not-found/')({
             via-loader
           </Link>
         </div>
-        <div class="mb-2">
-          <Link
-            from={Route.fullPath}
-            to="./via-head"
-            preload={preload()}
-            data-testid="via-head"
-          >
-            via-head
-          </Link>
-        </div>
       </div>
     )
   },
diff --git a/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx b/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 51806db45e1..00000000000
--- a/e2e/solid-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { createFileRoute, notFound } from '@tanstack/solid-router'
-
-export const Route = createFileRoute('/not-found/via-head')({
-  head: () => {
-    throw notFound()
-  },
-  component: RouteComponent,
-  notFoundComponent: () => {
-    return (
-      <div data-testid="via-head-notFound-component">
-        Not Found "/not-found/via-head"!
-      </div>
-    )
-  },
-})
-
-function RouteComponent() {
-  return (
-    <div data-testid="via-head-route-component" data-server={typeof window}>
-      Hello "/not-found/via-head"!
-    </div>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/e2e/solid-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts b/e2e/solid-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
index 1bed8e991c9..2962f2bafa4 100644
--- a/e2e/solid-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/solid-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test.describe('not-found', () => {
   test.describe('throw notFound()', () => {
     const navigationTestMatrix = combinate({
       // TODO beforeLoad!
-      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'head', 'loader'] as const,
+      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'loader'] as const,
       preload: [false, true] as const,
     })
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test.describe('not-found', () => {
     const directVisitTestMatrix = combinate({
       // TODO beforeLoad!
 
-      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'head', 'loader'] as const,
+      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'loader'] as const,
     })
 
     directVisitTestMatrix.forEach(({ thrower }) => {
diff --git a/e2e/solid-start/basic/vite.config.ts b/e2e/solid-start/basic/vite.config.ts
index 28b1f563b6d..37a52a0ea3c 100644
--- a/e2e/solid-start/basic/vite.config.ts
+++ b/e2e/solid-start/basic/vite.config.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const prerenderConfiguration = {
       '/redirect',
       '/i-do-not-exist',
       '/not-found/via-beforeLoad',
-      '/not-found/via-head',
       '/not-found/via-loader',
       '/search-params/default',
       '/transition',
diff --git a/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts b/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
index 7232919c5ee..aa30a6bac12 100644
--- a/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
+++ b/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import { Route as SearchParamsDefaultRouteImport } from './routes/search-params/
 import { Route as RedirectTargetRouteImport } from './routes/redirect/$target'
 import { Route as PostsPostIdRouteImport } from './routes/posts.$postId'
 import { Route as NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-loader'
-import { Route as NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-head'
 import { Route as NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
 import { Route as MultiCookieRedirectTargetRouteImport } from './routes/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
 import { Route as ApiUsersRouteImport } from './routes/api/users'
@@ -172,11 +171,6 @@ const NotFoundViaLoaderRoute = NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport.update({
   path: '/via-loader',
   getParentRoute: () => NotFoundRouteRoute,
 } as any)
-const NotFoundViaHeadRoute = NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport.update({
-  id: '/via-head',
-  path: '/via-head',
-  getParentRoute: () => NotFoundRouteRoute,
-} as any)
 const NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute = NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRouteImport.update({
   id: '/via-beforeLoad',
   path: '/via-beforeLoad',
@@ -273,7 +267,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/api/users': typeof ApiUsersRouteWithChildren
   '/multi-cookie-redirect/target': typeof MultiCookieRedirectTargetRoute
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/redirect/$target': typeof RedirectTargetRouteWithChildren
@@ -309,7 +302,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesByTo {
   '/api/users': typeof ApiUsersRouteWithChildren
   '/multi-cookie-redirect/target': typeof MultiCookieRedirectTargetRoute
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/search-params/default': typeof SearchParamsDefaultRoute
@@ -351,7 +343,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesById {
   '/api/users': typeof ApiUsersRouteWithChildren
   '/multi-cookie-redirect/target': typeof MultiCookieRedirectTargetRoute
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/redirect/$target': typeof RedirectTargetRouteWithChildren
@@ -393,7 +384,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/users'
     | '/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
-    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/redirect/$target'
@@ -429,7 +419,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/users'
     | '/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
-    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/search-params/default'
@@ -470,7 +459,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/api/users'
     | '/multi-cookie-redirect/target'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
-    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/redirect/$target'
@@ -687,13 +675,6 @@ declare module '@tanstack/vue-router' {
       preLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport
       parentRoute: typeof NotFoundRouteRoute
     }
-    '/not-found/via-head': {
-      id: '/not-found/via-head'
-      path: '/via-head'
-      fullPath: '/not-found/via-head'
-      preLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport
-      parentRoute: typeof NotFoundRouteRoute
-    }
     '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': {
       id: '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
       path: '/via-beforeLoad'
@@ -804,14 +785,12 @@ declare module '@tanstack/vue-router' {
 
 interface NotFoundRouteRouteChildren {
   NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute: typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
-  NotFoundViaHeadRoute: typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   NotFoundViaLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   NotFoundIndexRoute: typeof NotFoundIndexRoute
 }
 
 const NotFoundRouteRouteChildren: NotFoundRouteRouteChildren = {
   NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute: NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute,
-  NotFoundViaHeadRoute: NotFoundViaHeadRoute,
   NotFoundViaLoaderRoute: NotFoundViaLoaderRoute,
   NotFoundIndexRoute: NotFoundIndexRoute,
 }
diff --git a/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx b/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
index 13cc6ee9245..9f7e3b4b330 100644
--- a/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
+++ b/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute('/not-found/')({
             via-loader
           </Link>
         </div>
-        <div class="mb-2">
-          <Link
-            from={Route.fullPath}
-            to="./via-head"
-            preload={preload.value}
-            data-testid="via-head"
-          >
-            via-head
-          </Link>
-        </div>
       </div>
     )
   },
diff --git a/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx b/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 41966ab429e..00000000000
--- a/e2e/vue-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { createFileRoute, notFound } from '@tanstack/vue-router'
-
-export const Route = createFileRoute('/not-found/via-head')({
-  head: () => {
-    throw notFound()
-  },
-  component: RouteComponent,
-  notFoundComponent: () => {
-    return (
-      <div data-testid="via-head-notFound-component">
-        Not Found "/not-found/via-head"!
-      </div>
-    )
-  },
-})
-
-function RouteComponent() {
-  return (
-    <div data-testid="via-head-route-component" data-server={typeof window}>
-      Hello "/not-found/via-head"!
-    </div>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/e2e/vue-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts b/e2e/vue-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
index 1bed8e991c9..2962f2bafa4 100644
--- a/e2e/vue-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/vue-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test.describe('not-found', () => {
   test.describe('throw notFound()', () => {
     const navigationTestMatrix = combinate({
       // TODO beforeLoad!
-      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'head', 'loader'] as const,
+      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'loader'] as const,
       preload: [false, true] as const,
     })
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test.describe('not-found', () => {
     const directVisitTestMatrix = combinate({
       // TODO beforeLoad!
 
-      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'head', 'loader'] as const,
+      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'loader'] as const,
     })
 
     directVisitTestMatrix.forEach(({ thrower }) => {
diff --git a/e2e/vue-start/basic/vite.config.ts b/e2e/vue-start/basic/vite.config.ts
index 0da7494f18d..13b694045ae 100644
--- a/e2e/vue-start/basic/vite.config.ts
+++ b/e2e/vue-start/basic/vite.config.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const prerenderConfiguration = {
       '/redirect',
       '/i-do-not-exist',
       '/not-found/via-beforeLoad',
-      '/not-found/via-head',
       '/not-found/via-loader',
       '/search-params', // search-param routes have dynamic content based on query params
       '/transition',
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/load-matches.ts b/packages/router-core/src/load-matches.ts
index 2909d6d25a6..ec72cbfe441 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/load-matches.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/load-matches.ts
@@ -683,8 +683,6 @@ const runLoader = async (
       // so we need to wait for it to resolve before
       // we can use the options
       if (route._lazyPromise) await route._lazyPromise
-      const headResult = executeHead(inner, matchId, route)
-      const head = headResult ? await headResult : undefined
       const pendingPromise = match._nonReactive.minPendingPromise
       if (pendingPromise) await pendingPromise
 
@@ -697,7 +695,6 @@ const runLoader = async (
         status: 'success',
         isFetching: false,
         updatedAt: Date.now(),
-        ...head,
       }))
     } catch (e) {
       let error = e
@@ -721,28 +718,17 @@ const runLoader = async (
           onErrorError,
         )
       }
-      const headResult = executeHead(inner, matchId, route)
-      const head = headResult ? await headResult : undefined
       inner.updateMatch(matchId, (prev) => ({
         ...prev,
         error,
         status: 'error',
         isFetching: false,
-        ...head,
       }))
     }
   } catch (err) {
     const match = inner.router.getMatch(matchId)
     // in case of a redirecting match during preload, the match does not exist
     if (match) {
-      const headResult = executeHead(inner, matchId, route)
-      if (headResult) {
-        const head = await headResult
-        inner.updateMatch(matchId, (prev) => ({
-          ...prev,
-          ...head,
-        }))
-      }
       match._nonReactive.loaderPromise = undefined
     }
     handleRedirectAndNotFound(inner, match, err)
@@ -767,14 +753,6 @@ const loadRouteMatch = async (
 
   if (shouldSkipLoader(inner, matchId)) {
     if (inner.router.isServer) {
-      const headResult = executeHead(inner, matchId, route)
-      if (headResult) {
-        const head = await headResult
-        inner.updateMatch(matchId, (prev) => ({
-          ...prev,
-          ...head,
-        }))
-      }
       return inner.router.getMatch(matchId)!
     }
   } else {
@@ -852,18 +830,6 @@ const loadRouteMatch = async (
         })()
       } else if (status !== 'success' || (loaderShouldRunAsync && inner.sync)) {
         await runLoader(inner, matchId, index, route)
-      } else {
-        // if the loader did not run, still update head.
-        // reason: parent's beforeLoad may have changed the route context
-        // and only now do we know the route context (and that the loader would not run)
-        const headResult = executeHead(inner, matchId, route)
-        if (headResult) {
-          const head = await headResult
-          inner.updateMatch(matchId, (prev) => ({
-            ...prev,
-            ...head,
-          }))
-        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -931,7 +897,52 @@ export async function loadMatches(arg: {
     for (let i = 0; i < max; i++) {
       inner.matchPromises.push(loadRouteMatch(inner, i))
     }
-    await Promise.all(inner.matchPromises)
+    // Use allSettled to ensure all loaders complete regardless of success/failure
+    const results = await Promise.allSettled(inner.matchPromises)
+
+    const failures = results
+      // TODO when we drop support for TS 5.4, we can use the built-in type guard for PromiseRejectedResult
+      .filter(
+        (result): result is PromiseRejectedResult =>
+          result.status === 'rejected',
+      )
+      .map((result) => result.reason)
+
+    // Find first redirect (throw immediately) or notFound (throw after head execution)
+    let firstNotFound: unknown
+    for (const err of failures) {
+      if (isRedirect(err)) {
+        throw err
+      }
+      if (!firstNotFound && isNotFound(err)) {
+        firstNotFound = err
+      }
+    }
+
+    // serially execute head functions after all loaders have completed (successfully or not)
+    // Each head execution is wrapped in try-catch to ensure all heads run even if one fails
+    for (const match of inner.matches) {
+      const { id: matchId, routeId } = match
+      const route = inner.router.looseRoutesById[routeId]!
+      try {
+        const headResult = executeHead(inner, matchId, route)
+        if (headResult) {
+          const head = await headResult
+          inner.updateMatch(matchId, (prev) => ({
+            ...prev,
+            ...head,
+          }))
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        // Log error but continue executing other head functions
+        console.error(`Error executing head for route ${routeId}:`, err)
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Throw notFound after head execution
+    if (firstNotFound) {
+      throw firstNotFound
+    }
 
     const readyPromise = triggerOnReady(inner)
     if (isPromise(readyPromise)) await readyPromise
@@ -945,7 +956,6 @@ export async function loadMatches(arg: {
       throw err
     }
   }
-
   return inner.matches
 }