{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"23V509000","date":"2023-07-21","owner_notified":"2024-02-12","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"PARKING BRAKE:ELECTRICAL","summary":"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.","consequence":"Unexpected activation of the electric parking brake while driving increases the risk of a crash.","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.","mfr_campaign":"23S35","part_number":"ML3Z-15K857-C / ML3Z-15K857-A","units":870701,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":8,"period_from":"2025-4","period_to":"2025-4","submitted":"2026-01-21","involved":870701,"remedied":732457,"unreachable":7380,"removed":40,"remedied_percent":84,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2021,"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","vehicle_id":"2021_ford_f-150","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","vehicle_id":"2022_ford_f-150","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","vehicle_id":"2023_ford_f-150","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/23V509000"}