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NHTSA Campaign 23V727000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM

NHTSA campaign 23V727000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: body control module/bcm. The repair is free.

Ford Motor Company filed the report for 23V727000 with NHTSA on October 27, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 23V727000, NHTSA lists up to 187,922 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 23V727000 were scheduled from December 21, 2023, 55 days after the report.

23V727000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2020–2022.

Owners of the model years 23V727000 covers have filed at least 38 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 23V727000 vehicles, the 2020 Ford Mustang has the most (25).

By potentially affected vehicles, 23V727000 ranks 117 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.

Besides 23V727000, Ford Motor Company has 55 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 23V727000 was 23V626000, reported on September 8, 2023.

What this recall covers

The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Mustang vehicles. The brake fluid level sensor may not activate the visual warning indicator when the brake fluid is low. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
The risk
Without a low brake fluid warning light, the vehicle may be driven with low brake fluid, reducing braking performance and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will update the body control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C35.

Reported October 27, 2023

Vehicles covered by 23V727000 (3)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V727000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.

Newest record on this page: October 27, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted