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Ford F53 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Ford F53, across 5 model years from 2000 to 2021. The 2021 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (1).

Model years
5

2000–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
3
Most recalls
2021

1 recalls

Owner complaints
38

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford F53 across 7 model years; the most, 16, concern the 2020.

Owners marked a crash on 0 of the Ford F53 complaints (0%) and a fire on 1.

Across all Ford F53 model years, owners name the suspension most often (at least 16 complaints), then the power train (9).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford F53 in 2021: 11, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ford F53 is suspension: rear, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest Ford F53 recall, 22V731000, was reported on September 30, 2022 and concerns the suspension: rear.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2003 and 2019 Ford F53, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Ford F53 years to avoid

Too few Ford F53 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Ford F53, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2021155not ranked
202011616not ranked
2019032not ranked
2018155not ranked
2003020not ranked
2001154not ranked
2000121not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford F53 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ford F53

  • SUSPENSION:REAR2
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2
  • WHEELS1

Ford F53 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ford F53 recall campaign (3)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ford F53, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
22V731000September 30, 2022suspension: rear2020–2021crash13,455
18V470000July 16, 2018wheels2018crash162
07V336000August 3, 2007vehicle speed control2000–2001fire3,600,000

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford F53. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: December 18, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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