NHTSA Campaign 23V905000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PUMP
NHTSA campaign 23V905000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: pump. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 23V905000 with NHTSA on December 22, 2023; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 23V905000, NHTSA lists up to 139,730 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 3, 2017 and October 12, 2021.
The 23V905000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 23V905000 were scheduled from August 11, 2025, 598 days after the report.
23V905000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2016–2022.
Owners of the model years 23V905000 covers have filed at least 1,044 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 23V905000 vehicles, the 2018 Ford Ecosport has the most (311).
By potentially affected vehicles, 23V905000 ranks 138 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 23V905000, Ford Motor Company has 16 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 23V905000 was 23V597000, reported on August 25, 2023.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Ford Focus and 2018-2022 Ford EcoSport vehicles. The oil pump drive belt or drive belt tensioner may fail, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure.
- The risk
- A loss of oil pressure can result in an engine stall and a loss of power braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the oil pump tensioner assembly and oil pump drive belt, free of charge. If engine failure occurs due to a damaged oil pump belt and/or oil pump belt tensioner, Ford has authorized dealers to replace the engine assembly as an interim repair before the availability of remedy parts for the final repair. This repair will be free of charge (parts and labor). Owner notification letters were mailed August 11, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S64.
Reported December 22, 2023
Vehicles covered by 23V905000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V905000, 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: December 22, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted