# NHTSA recall 23V163000

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: 23V163000
- Manufacturer's number: 23S10
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2023\-03\-10
- Owners notified: 2023\-12\-13
- Component: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
- Units potentially affected: 222454
- Part numbers: ML34\-17526\-AB, ML34\-17527\-AB

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2021 F\-150 vehicles.  The windshield wiper arms may break, causing the windshield wipers to fail.


## What can happen

Inoperative windshield wipers can reduce visibility in certain conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the wiper arms, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2023.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 23S10.  This recall expands previous recall number 22V\-250.


## 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: Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 222454
- Reported remedied: 187802 \(84%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2297
- Reported removed: 6

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, 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

- [2021 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2021/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.

- [SSM 55093](/bulletins/11036301.md), 2026-08-20, Service bulletin
- [SYNC\-25.1.7.10.1 F\-150](/bulletins/11029651.md), 2026-03-05, Over\-the\-air update
- [SYNC\-25.1.9.7.1 F\-150](/bulletins/11029549.md), 2026-03-04, Over\-the\-air update
- [SSM 54564](/bulletins/11028915.md), 2026-02-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54585](/bulletins/11028912.md), 2026-02-19, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54507](/bulletins/11027710.md), 2026-01-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB 25\-2448](/bulletins/11023302.md), 2025-09-23, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54137](/bulletins/11021975.md), 2025-08-19, Service bulletin
- [TSB 25\-2201](/bulletins/11018526.md), 2025-05-21, 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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