{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 23V626 (23S53): 2020-2022 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v626/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V626 (Ford): Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Battery failure can also increase the risk of a f...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, model years 2020 to 2022. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 8 September 2023. 2,954 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer vehicles equipped with 3.0L PHEV engines. A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery 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: 23S53. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V626 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: “Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Battery failure can also increase the risk of a fire.” 23V626 Ford Motor Company Electrical System:Propulsion System:Traction Battery 8 September 2023 2020-2022 FORD EXPLORER, LINCOLN AVIATOR Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer vehicles equipped with 3.0L P",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T19:18:08+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T19:18:08+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 23V626 (23S53): 2020-2022 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v626/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}