# NHTSA recall 23V595000

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: 23V595000
- Manufacturer's number: 23S49
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2023\-08\-25
- Owners notified: 2023\-10\-17
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 41555
- Part numbers: BC3W\-4238\- AC

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2023 Super Duty F250 and F350 vehicles equipped with single rear wheels and a 10.5\-inch rear axle shaft.  The left rear axle shaft may have been improperly heat\-treated during manufacturing and may break.


## What can happen

A broken rear axle shaft can result in a loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is placed in park.  Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the left rear axle shaft date code and replace the axle shaft as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed October 17, 2023.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 23S49.


## 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: 41555
- Reported remedied: 35319 \(84%\)
- Reported unreachable: 195
- Reported removed: 0

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

- [2023 FORD F\-250 SD](/makes/ford/f-250/2023/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2023 FORD F\-350 SD](/makes/ford/f-350/2023/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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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