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title: "FORD MAVERICK (2023) - Recall 23V160000 — NHTSA record 237271 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Maverick vehicles. A missing electrical circuit may cause the trailer taillights to not illuminate as intend"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-237271-ford-maverick-2023-recall-23v160000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# FORD MAVERICK (2023) - Recall 23V160000 — NHTSA record 237271

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Mar 10, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: FORD MAVERICK (2023) - Recall 23V160000
- **Reason**: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Maverick vehicles. A missing electrical circuit may cause the trailer taillights to not illuminate as intended when utilizing the vehicle trailer tow electrical connector. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, " Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment." Trailer taillights that do not illuminate as intended can increase the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Ford Motor Company
- **Quantity**: 2716
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 237271

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V160000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: FORD MAVERICK; model year 2023. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Mar 10, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Jun 9, 2023
- **Record created**: Mar 10, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will add an electrical circuit to the engine bay wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C04.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V160000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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