{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 23V688 (23C32): 2023 F-150 Lightning Pickup Trucks",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v688/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V688 (Ford): An inoperative windshield defrosting and defogging system may decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-150 Lightning, model year 2023. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 13 October 2023. 931 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-150 Lightning pickup trucks. The electronic cabin coolant heater module may be missing a solder joint, which can cause intermittent or no cabin heat and result in an inoperative windshield defrosting and defogging system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with … 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: 23C32. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V688 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: “An inoperative windshield defrosting and defogging system may decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.” 23V688 Ford Motor Company Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System:Windshield:Electrical Heating Element 13 October 2023 2023-2023 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING An inoperative windshield defrosting and defogging system may decrease the dr",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:33:23+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T23:48:36+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 23V688 (23C32): 2023 F-150 Lightning Pickup Trucks\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v688/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}