{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 23V801 (23C38): 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v801/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V801 (Ford): Failure to reset the ESC to active may result in the driver unknowingly operating the vehicle without electronic stability control...",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-150 Lightning Bev, model years 2022 to 2023. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 28 November 2023. 5,118 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles. The SYNC software may fail to activate the electronic stability control (ESC) system at the beginning of each ignition cycle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number … 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: 23C38. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V801 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: “Failure to reset the ESC to active may result in the driver unknowingly operating the vehicle without electronic stability control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 23V801 Ford Motor Company Electronic Stability Control (ESC) 28 November 2023 2022-2023 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV This is not an ordinary campaign. The remedy is delivered over the ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T19:18:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T19:18:13+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 23V801 (23C38): 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v801/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}