{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 23V440 (23S33): 2019-2020 Fusion PHEV",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v440/",
  "summary": "Consequence reworded 15 Sep 2026. Recall 23V440 (Ford): A damaged BECM can result in a loss of drive power or fire, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. Ford's own number: 23S33.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Fusion, model years 2019 to 2020. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 23 June 2023. 14,452 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Fusion PHEV vehicles. The battery energy control module (BECM) may become damaged due to excessive voltage and current flow. 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: 23S33. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V440 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. Owners of this vehicle were written to on 15 May 2025. The consequence was reworded on 15 September 2026, 488 days later, so the letter described the earlier version. Read both versions. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A damaged BECM can result in a loss of drive power or fire, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.” 23V440 Ford Motor Company Electrical System:Propulsion System:Traction Battery:Management System/Energy Control Module (BMS/Becm) 23 June 2023 2019-2020 FORD FUSION A damaged BECM can result in a loss of drive",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:19:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T23:16:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 23V440 (23S33): 2019-2020 Fusion PHEV\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v440/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}