NHTSA Safety Recalls
Ford F-53 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Ford F-53, across 12 model years from 2011 to 2025. The 2025 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (1).
- Model years
- 12
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recalls
- 2025
- Owner complaints
- 110
2011–2025, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 110 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford F-53 across 17 model years; the most, 17, concern the 2020.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Ford F-53 complaints (2%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Ford F-53 model years, owners name the structure most often (at least 21 complaints), then the suspension (19).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford F-53 in 2016: 24, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Ford F-53 is service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Ford F-53 recall, 26V235000, was reported on April 14, 2026 and concerns the wheels: hub.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2015, 2018 and 2019 Ford F-53, model years owners have filed complaints about.
Ford F-53 years to avoid
Too few Ford F-53 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 1 | 17 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 1 | 15 | 13 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 0 | 7 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 1 | 17 | 10 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 1 | 7 | 2 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford F-53 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Ford F-53
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER2
- SUSPENSION:REAR2
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)2
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS1
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
- STEERING1
- STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
- WHEELS:HUB1
Ford F-53 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Ford F-53 recall campaign (13)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V235000April 14, 2026 | wheels: hub | 2025 | crash | 4,351 |
| 26V155000March 17, 2026 | exterior lighting: brake lights | 2025 | crash | 2,422 |
| 26V025000January 21, 2026 | exterior lighting: back up lights: switch | 2025 | crash | 231 |
| 24V725000September 27, 2024 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2024 | crash | 761 |
| 23V510000July 21, 2023 | electrical system | 2023 | crash | 5,558 |
| 23V164000March 10, 2023 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 2022 | crash | 644 |
| 22V528000July 22, 2022 | steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 2022 | crash | 692 |
| 21V202000March 24, 2021 | suspension: rear | 2020–2021 | crash | 16,128 |
| 17V768000November 29, 2017 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2017 | crash | 390 |
| 15V611000September 30, 2015 | power train: automatic transmission | 2016 | crash | 1,477 |
| 14V405000July 2, 2014 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 2014 | crash | 635 |
| 12V422000August 29, 2012 | steering | 2013 | crash | 31 |
| 12V035000February 2, 2012 | power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl) | 2011–2012 | crash | 13,239 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford F-53. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted