{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V422 (12S38): Model Year 2013 F-53 Motorhome Stripped Chassis",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v422/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V422 (Ford): Separation of the steering gear may lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford's own number: 12S38.",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-53, model year 2013. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 29 August 2012. 31 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 F-53 motorhome stripped chassis vehicles manufactured from July 10, 2012 through July 13, 2012. Theses vehicles were assembled with incorrect steering gear adapter plate retention fasteners. Steering gear adapter plate fasteners could lead to torque loss in the steering gear … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 12S38. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V422 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Separation of the steering gear may lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 12V422 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Steering 29 August 2012 2013-2013 FORD F-53 Separation of the steering gear may lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear adapter plate retention faste",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:42:27+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:13:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V422 (12S38): Model Year 2013 F-53 Motorhome Stripped Chassis\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v422/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}