{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 23V160 (23C04): 2023 Maverick",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v160/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V160 (Ford): Trailer taillights that do not illuminate as intended can increase the risk of a crash. Ford's own number: 23C04.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Maverick, model year 2023. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 10 March 2023. 2,716 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Maverick vehicles. A missing electrical circuit may cause the trailer taillights to not illuminate as intended when utilizing the vehicle trailer tow electrical connector. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety … 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: 23C04. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V160 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: “Trailer taillights that do not illuminate as intended can increase the risk of a crash.” 23V160 Ford Motor Company Exterior Lighting:Tail Lights 10 March 2023 2023-2023 FORD MAVERICK Trailer taillights that do not illuminate as intended can increase the risk of a crash. Dealers will add an electrical circuit to the engine bay wiring harness, free of charge. Owner not",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:09:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:42:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 23V160 (23C04): 2023 Maverick\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v160/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}