Recall · 23V283000
Ford Motor recalled 2 models over wheels
Do not drive until repaired. NHTSA issues this where it considers the risk immediate, and it stands until the repair is done.
1,434
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
April 20, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Bronco and Ranger vehicles. The lug nuts on the driver's side wheels may have been improperly tightened.
- What it can cause
- Loose lug nuts may result in wheel detachment while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, retighten the lug nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 2, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S17.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
How this campaign compares
At 1,434 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 62% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2023, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2023, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Ford vehicles have been recalled over the wheels 11 times before this, most recently in September 2022 as 22V675000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 2 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 236 complaints with NHTSA, 72 of them before this campaign was filed. 2 of those name the wheels, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 18 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V468000 (engine), 26V403000 (structure), 26V236000 (power train), 26V124000 (back over prevention).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Ford Motor Company with NHTSA on April 20, 2023 as campaign 23V283000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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