Ford F-53, F-59: Instrument cluster/panel

Date

Sept. 27, 2024

Filed by

Ford Motor Company

Vehicles

Ford F-53 (2024); Ford F-59 (2024)

Component

Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel; Electrical System › Software

Description of the defect

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 Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect."

Potentially affected

761

What can happen

A transmission gear position indicator that fails to illuminate can make it difficult to identify the correct transmission shift position, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the instrument panel cluster (IPC) module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 12, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C32.

Recall notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.

Owner notification date

Feb. 12, 2025

Manufacturer campaign number

24C32

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

102

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

Software for Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) · Software for High Series Instrument Panel Cluster – F5X · SU94-14C026-AB

Recall number

24V725000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.