2023 Ford F-59

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel23V510000

Filed Jul 21, 20235,558 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. 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 vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays" and 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."

Risk. 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.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2026	1	2	Routine
2025	0	3	Routine
2024	0	1	Routine
2023 — this page	0	1	Routine
2022	3	4	Routine
2021	4	3	Routine
2020	5	2	Routine
2017	0	1	Routine
2016	0	1	Routine
2015	1	0	Routine
2014	1	2	Routine
2013	0	1	Routine
2012	0	2	Routine
2011	0	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 21, 2023. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.