# NHTSA recall 23V509000

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: 23V509000
- Manufacturer's number: 23S35
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2023\-07\-21
- Owners notified: 2024\-02\-12
- Component: PARKING BRAKE:ELECTRICAL
- Units potentially affected: 870701
- Part numbers: ML3Z\-15K857\-C / ML3Z\-15K857\-A

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2021\-2023 F\-150 vehicles equipped with a single exhaust system.  Contact with the rear axle housing may damage the wiring harness, causing the electric parking brake to activate unexpectedly.


## What can happen

Unexpected activation of the electric parking brake while driving increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will install a protective tie strap, tape wrap, and replace the harness as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 12, 2024.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 23S35.


## 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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 870701
- Reported remedied: 732457 \(84%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7380
- Reported removed: 40

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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)
- [2022 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2023/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.

- [SSM 51590](/bulletins/10236024.md), 2023-05-16, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51471](/bulletins/10233746.md), 2023-04-05, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51402](/bulletins/10233651.md), 2023-04-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50327](/bulletins/10205473.md), 2021-12-26, 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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