# NHTSA recall 23V070000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 23V070000
- Manufacturer's number: 23S06
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2023\-02\-10
- Owners notified: 2023\-04\-25
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 1138
- Part numbers: ML38\-7000\-EA, MB3P\-7000\-RD, L1MP\-7000\-YA, L1MP\-7000\-VB, L1MP\-7000\-TB, L1MP\-7000\-SB, L1MP\-7000\-FD

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2022\-2023 F\-150, Mustang, Explorer, Bronco, and 2023 Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions.  The transmission may contain a loose bolt which could prevent the transmission from engaging the park gear, although the gear shifter position may indicate that the vehicle has been shifted to "PARK."


## What can happen

The inability to secure the vehicle in the park position can result in a rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transmissions, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 25, 2023.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 23S06.


## Notes

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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1138
- Reported remedied: 1015 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 5
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2022 FORD BRONCO](/makes/ford/bronco/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 FORD BRONCO](/makes/ford/bronco/2023/recalls.md)
- [2022 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2023/recalls.md)
- [2022 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2023/recalls.md)
- [2022 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2023/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB 24\-2097](/bulletins/10252670.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52371](/bulletins/10252635.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52349](/bulletins/10252621.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 24\-2068](/bulletins/10252548.md), 2024-04-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52342](/bulletins/10251954.md), 2024-03-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52244](/bulletins/10250306.md), 2024-02-14, Service bulletin
- [SSM 52197](/bulletins/10249422.md), 2024-01-30, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2429](/bulletins/10248370.md), 2024-01-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2425](/bulletins/10248366.md), 2024-01-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2363](/bulletins/10246141.md), 2023-12-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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