{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 21V202 (21S17): Ford F-53, Ford F-59 (2020 to 2021)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v202/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V202 (Ford): Failure of the rear axle or driveshaft may cause the loss of motive power, failure of the parking brake, and the inability to shif...",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-53, Ford F-59, model years 2020 to 2021. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 24 March 2021. 16,128 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 F-53 Motorhome Stripped Chassis and F-59 Commercial Stripped Chassis vehicles. An inadequate amount of rear axle lubricant may cause rear wheel bearing damage and bearing seizure, and rear axle or driveshaft failure. 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: 21S17. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V202 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: “Failure of the rear axle or driveshaft may cause the loss of motive power, failure of the parking brake, and the inability to shift the transmission into \"PARK,\" increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V202 Ford Motor Company Suspension:Rear 24 March 2021 2020-2021 FORD F-53, FORD F-59 Failure of the rear axle or driveshaft may cause the loss of motive power, failure of the parking brake, and the in",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:42:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T21:42:03+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 21V202 (21S17): Ford F-53, Ford F-59 (2020 to 2021)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v202/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}