{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2023172 (Ford), 2020 to 2022: Powertrain",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2023172/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2023172, FORD EXPLORER, 2023-03-27. Issue: On certain vehicles, the software update that was installed by a Ford dealer during recall.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer. Published by Transport Canada as 2023172 on 27 March 2023. System: Powertrain. What the notice says Issue: On certain vehicles, the software update that was installed by a Ford dealer during recall 22S27 (Transport Canada recall number 2022-198) prior to July 2022 may not be effective. As a result, a second repair is required. On certain vehicles, a mounting bolt for the rear axle housing could break. If this … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. Transport Canada carries this recall as 2023172 , dated 27 March 2023. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 23V199 , dated 24 March 2023. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 23S16 . Number 2023172 23V199 Dated 27 March 2023 24 March 2023 Register Transport Canada NHTSA Make Ford The two registers are 3 days apart : the American entry is dated first, the Canadian one second. These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign r",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:00:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:34:28+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2023172 (Ford), 2020 to 2022: Powertrain\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2023172/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}