# NHTSA recall 23V626000

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: 23V626000
- Manufacturer's number: 23S53
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2023\-09\-08
- Owners notified: 2024\-04\-08
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- Units potentially affected: 2954
- Part numbers: L1M\* 10B759 AP

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2020\-2022 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer vehicles equipped with 3.0L PHEV engines.  A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure.


## What can happen

Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.  Battery failure can also increase the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will perform a Battery Energy Control Module \(BECM\) diagnostic test and replace the high voltage battery pack, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on April 8, 2024.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford Motor Company's number for this recall is 23S53.


## 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 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2954
- Reported remedied: 2704 \(91%\)
- Reported unreachable: 19
- 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)
- [2020 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2022/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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