{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 23V168 (23S15): 2023 F-150 Lightning Pickup Trucks",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v168/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V168 (Ford): A battery short-circuit increases the risk of a fire. Ford's own number: 23S15.",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-150 Lightning, model year 2023. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 15 March 2023. 18 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-150 Lightning pickup trucks. The high-voltage battery pack may experience an electrical short-circuit when the battery is fully charged or near fully charged. 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: 23S15. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V168 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: “A battery short-circuit increases the risk of a fire.” 23V168 Ford Motor Company Electrical System:Propulsion System:Traction Battery 15 March 2023 2023-2023 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING A battery short-circuit increases the risk of a fire. Dealers will replace the high-voltage battery pack, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S15. This campaign i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:09:56+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:42:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 23V168 (23S15): 2023 F-150 Lightning Pickup Trucks\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v168/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}