The 2023 Ford F-53 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 5,558 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-53 recreational stripped chassis and F-59 commercial stripped chassis vehicles. Corrosion in the Smart Data Link Connector (SDLC) may interfere with the Controller Area Network (CAN) communication, resulting in an inoperative instrument panel. As such, these…
Consequence
An inoperative instrument panel cannot show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will install a wire harness connector, and inspect and replace the SDLC module, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 26, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C24.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The instrument cluster failed to operate”
“The instrument cluster failed to operate”
“The instrument cluster failed to operate”
“The contact owns a 2023 ford f53. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 23v510000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the instrument panel had…”
“The contact owns a 2024 coachmen encore rv built on a 2023 ford f-53 motorhome chassis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rv was swerving all over the roadway. The contact stated that it was extremely difficult to keep the rv driving in a straight line. The contact…”
“The contact owns a 2024 coachmen encore rv built on a 2023 ford f-53 motorhome chassis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rv was swerving all over the roadway. The contact stated that it was extremely difficult to keep the rv driving in a straight line. The contact…”
“The contact owns a 2024 coachmen encore rv built on a 2023 ford f-53 motorhome chassis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rv was swerving all over the roadway. The contact stated that it was extremely difficult to keep the rv driving in a straight line. The contact…”
“The contact owns a 2023 ford f-53. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 23v510000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2023 Ford F-53 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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