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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Ford F-53 Recalls

The 2013 Ford F-53 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 29, 2012.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Ford F-53. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
8

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 Ford F-53, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2013 Ford F-53

Steering

Campaign
12V422000
Reported
August 29, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 31
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2013 Ford F-53

12V422000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Ford F-53 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2013 Ford F-53, the newest on November 11, 2022.

In complaints about the 2013 Ford F-53, the component group named most often is the service brakes (38%), followed by the exterior lighting (25%) and the suspension (25%).

The 2013 Ford F-53's only recall does not concern the service brakes.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes3
  • Exterior Lighting2
  • Suspension2
  • Electrical System1
  • Structure1
  • Visibility1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Ford F-53 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20152
20173
20182
20221

Complaints about the 2013 Ford F-53 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 3. 25% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

The 8 complaints about the 2013 Ford F-53 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford F-53 by model year

Other 2013 Ford models

Newest record on this page: November 11, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted