2022–2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV Recall: SYNC software may fail to activate the electronic stability control (ESC)…

NHTSA campaign 23V801000 · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · filed Nov 28, 2023 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

Manufacturer

Ford Motor Company

Risk

Crash / injury

Owner letters

Mailing began Dec 21, 2023

The defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles. The SYNC software may fail to activate the electronic stability control (ESC) system at the beginning of each ignition cycle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

The risk

Failure to reset the ESC to active may result in the driver unknowingly operating the vehicle without electronic stability control, increasing the risk of a crash.

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The fix — what to do

The Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C38.

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.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Ford	F-150 Lightning BEV	2022, 2023

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 23V801000 (manufacturer number 23C38). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.