NHTSA campaign 23V801000 · Ford campaign 23C38

Ford Recall 23V-801: Deactivated Electronic Stability Control/FMVSS 126

NHTSA recall 23V801000 (Ford campaign 23C38) was reported by Ford Motor Company on November 28, 2023, with 5,118 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-150 Lightning BEV for model years 2022–2023. Owners were notified on December 21, 2023, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 23V801000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 23V801000 (also written 23V-801 or 23V801)
Filed by: Ford Motor Company
Ford campaign number: 23C38
Report received: November 28, 2023
Potentially affected: 5,118 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
Owners notified: December 21, 2023
Safety standard: FMVSS 126

Repair completion: 99.88% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 23V801000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
- 2022, 2023

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 23V801000.

Defect description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles. The SYNC software may fail to activate the electronic stability control (ESC) system at the beginning of each ignition cycle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

Safety consequence

Failure to reset the ESC to active may result in the driver unknowingly operating the vehicle without electronic stability control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

The Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C38.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 23V801000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.