# NHTSA recall 23V199000

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: 23V199000
- Manufacturer's number: 23S16
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2023\-03\-24
- Owners notified: 2023\-05\-31
- Component: PARKING BRAKE:ELECTRICAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 674
- Part numbers: : XXXX\-14C204\-XXX

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2020\-2022 Explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.3L RWD, 3.3L GAS, 3.3L FHEV, or 3.0L ST powertrain.  The previous powertrain control module \(PCM\) update completed under recall 22V\-255 did not include the automatic electronic parking brake feature when the vehicle is shifted to park, as intended.  In addition, the rear axle horizontal mounting bolt may fracture and cause the driveshaft to disconnect.


## What can happen

Without the electronic parking brake applied, the vehicle could rollaway if the driveshaft disconnects.  A disconnected driveshaft can also result in a loss of drive power.  Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the PCM software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on May 31, 2023.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 23S16.


## 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: 674
- Reported remedied: 593 \(87%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7
- 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

- [2020 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2022/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 52244](/bulletins/10250306.md), 2024-02-14, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51984](/bulletins/10244833.md), 2023-11-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51764](/bulletins/10238468.md), 2023-07-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51756](/bulletins/10238447.md), 2023-07-03, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2176](/bulletins/10237785.md), 2023-06-13, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2120](/bulletins/10236573.md), 2023-05-23, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51032](/bulletins/10218605.md), 2022-08-22, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50885](/bulletins/10214841.md), 2022-06-30, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50622](/bulletins/10209414.md), 2022-03-30, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2434](/bulletins/10205717.md), 2022-01-01, 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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