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title: "FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV (2022) - Recall 23V801000 — NHTSA record 240166 | Is It on Recall"
description: "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)"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-240166-ford-f-150-lightning-bev-2022-recall-23v801000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV (2022) - Recall 23V801000 — NHTSA record 240166

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 Nov 28, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV (2022) - Recall 23V801000
- **Reason**: 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." 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.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Ford Motor Company
- **Quantity**: 5118
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 240166

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V801000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV; model year 2022. 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**: Nov 28, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Dec 21, 2023
- **Record created**: Nov 28, 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

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.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V801000)

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

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