# NHTSA recall 23V160000

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: 23V160000
- Manufacturer's number: 23C04
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2023\-03\-10
- Owners notified: 2023\-06\-09
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 2716
- Part numbers: PZ6T\-14290\-GHB, PZ6T\-14290\-FLC, PZ6T\-14290\-FAC, PZ6T\-14290\-EUC, PZ6T\-14290\-ETC, PZ6T\-14290\-ESC, PZ6T\-14290\-ERC, PZ6T\-14290\-BKC, PZ6T\-14290\-BJC

## What is wrong

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."


## What can happen

Trailer taillights that do not illuminate as intended can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

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.


## 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: 2716
- Reported remedied: 2325 \(85%\)
- Reported unreachable: 23
- 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

- [2023 FORD MAVERICK](/makes/ford/maverick/2023/recalls.md)

## 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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