{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 24V443 (24S38): 2021 F-150",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v443/",
  "summary": "Recall 24V443 (Ford): Disabled reverse lights cannot alert others that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford's own number: 24S38.",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-150, model year 2021. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 14 June 2024. 159 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with the Onboard Scales feature. An over-the-air software update to the body control module (BCM) may have disabled both reverse lights. 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: 24S38. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 24V443 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: “Disabled reverse lights cannot alert others that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of a crash.” 24V443 Ford Motor Company Electrical System:Body Control Module:Software 14 June 2024 2021-2021 FORD F-150 Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with the Onboard Scales feature. An over-the-air software update to the body control module (BCM) may have disabled both reverse lights. Disabled reverse lights cannot alert others that the ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T19:18:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T19:18:21+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 24V443 (24S38): 2021 F-150\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v443/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}