https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Ford F-53. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:29:59 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2173138 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Ford dealer performed the Recall 21/v202 and the ABS light stays on. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2146664 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-53. The contact stated that upon further inspection of the vehicle, the contact noticed that the chassis body had several fractured welds, and the brackets were missing. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the brackets holding the chassis body of the frame were fractured. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle w https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2123937 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The instrument cluster failed to operate https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2123938 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The instrument cluster failed to operate https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2123939 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The instrument cluster failed to operate https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2112479 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-53. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, while checking the coolant, the contact became aware that there were several mounting brackets used to secure the hood were missing from the engine compartment. The contact used tape to secure the hood. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V826000 (La https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2112480 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-53. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, while checking the coolant, the contact became aware that there were several mounting brackets used to secure the hood were missing from the engine compartment. The contact used tape to secure the hood. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V826000 (La https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2088165 Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2023 Ford F-53. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, there was grey smoke coming from the A/C unit, and the A/C unit was inoperative. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the A/C unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2085727 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-53. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 21E047000 (STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Th https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2085728 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-53. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 21E047000 (STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Th https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2077116 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-53. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the chassis was lowered down. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact looked underneath the trailer and noticed that the chassis had lowered down. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the dealer declined to diagnose the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted; however, t https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2062193 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2021 Fleetwood Flair built on a 2020 Ford F-53 Chassis. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V607000 (Structure); and was informed by the dealer advised that the RV needed to be inspected to check for the affected cabinet and then to report to the manufacturer for approval before the recall repair could be completed. The contact stated that the manufactu https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2062194 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2021 Fleetwood Flair built on a 2020 Ford F-53 Chassis. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V607000 (Structure); and was informed by the dealer advised that the RV needed to be inspected to check for the affected cabinet and then to report to the manufacturer for approval before the recall repair could be completed. The contact stated that the manufactu https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2059940 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Ford F-53. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V725000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experi https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2058893 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Ford F-53 The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V725000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of th https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2058469 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Ford F-53. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V725000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact had not yet taken possession of the chassis. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufac https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2054928 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Ford F-53. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V725000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2032461 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2022 Ford F53. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. The contact required to quickly and forcefully re-apply the brake pedal for the brakes to engage. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2028103 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT See attached document for complaint. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#recall-24V725000-ford-ford-f-53-2024 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 F-53 Recreational Stripped Chassis and 2024 F-59 Commercial Stripped Chassis vehicles. The instrument panel cluster may not properly display the transmission gear position indicator. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 102, "Transmission Shift Position Sequence, Starter In https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2026334 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-53. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact stated the windshield wipers on both sides of the vehicle were not functioning properly. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the windshield wipers had completely stopped working. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2021991 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT 22S62 - Loose Rear Stabilizer Bar Bracket Bolts. The rear stabilizer bar attachment brackets may break and separate from the vehicle during usage. NOTE: This is a safety risk that I do not want to take. Ford Pro has not been able to locate a Ford Repair in the local area(within 100 miles) that can do this repair. NOTE2: The offical notice was issued in Jult 2024 from Fo https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2022158 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2023 Ford F53. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V510000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the instrument panel had become inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the smart https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2014144 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Coachmen Encore RV built on a 2023 Ford F-53 Motorhome Chassis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the RV was swerving all over the roadway. The contact stated that it was extremely difficult to keep the RV driving in a straight line. The contact also stated that the windshield was leaking, causing a very loud noise inside the RV while driving. A https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2014145 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Coachmen Encore RV built on a 2023 Ford F-53 Motorhome Chassis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the RV was swerving all over the roadway. The contact stated that it was extremely difficult to keep the RV driving in a straight line. The contact also stated that the windshield was leaking, causing a very loud noise inside the RV while driving. A https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-2014146 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Coachmen Encore RV built on a 2023 Ford F-53 Motorhome Chassis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the RV was swerving all over the roadway. The contact stated that it was extremely difficult to keep the RV driving in a straight line. The contact also stated that the windshield was leaking, causing a very loud noise inside the RV while driving. A https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-1989706 Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT While driving the cruise control shut off, all dash lights came on - ABS brakes, traction control, etc. We stopped at the next service center and called tech support. Tech support felt it was a bad sensor which would correct itself after engine shut off for a little while. The motorhome would be safe to get to a repair center. Shutting the engine off did not correct the issue - the lights continue https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-1989707 Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT While driving the cruise control shut off, all dash lights came on - ABS brakes, traction control, etc. We stopped at the next service center and called tech support. Tech support felt it was a bad sensor which would correct itself after engine shut off for a little while. The motorhome would be safe to get to a repair center. Shutting the engine off did not correct the issue - the lights continue https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-1989708 Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT While driving the cruise control shut off, all dash lights came on - ABS brakes, traction control, etc. We stopped at the next service center and called tech support. Tech support felt it was a bad sensor which would correct itself after engine shut off for a little while. The motorhome would be safe to get to a repair center. Shutting the engine off did not correct the issue - the lights continue https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-f-53#complaint-1988466 Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Front bump stops for suspension fell of in first 5k miles. I had them replaced and less than 1k miles later one of them is falling off again. This is a common issue with ford F53 RV owners, regardless of final RV maker (mine is Tiffin, but Thor and Fleetwood owners all are having this issue). According to the service ticket this was a revised part. This is a real safety issue as the front spri