321
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 23V072000
- Date
- Feb 10, 2023
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 321
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal
- Model years
- 2023
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-150 vehicles. The instrument panel top cover on the passenger-side may prevent the air bag from deploying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What can happen
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will replace the passenger instrument panel top cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 16, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C01.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 23V072000?
1 model: Ford F-150 (2023), about 321 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 23V072000?
Dealers will replace the passenger instrument panel top cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 16, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C01.
What can happen?
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.