Ford bulletin 23B81
What it saysCertain 2022 Model Year F150 BEV Vehicles PaaK not Functional NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 12, 2023, received Jan 2, 2024, about the back over prevention. It names 1 model year (2022). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationCertain 2022 Model Year F150 BEV Vehicles PaaK not Functional
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23B81 | Service bulletin | Dec 12, 2023 | 10248070 | not found |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 807 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the back over prevention
Source: same model, same component group19 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ford F-150 under the same component group (back over prevention), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ford list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25N17 | Other | Mar 25, 2026 | Advance Notice – Customer Satisfaction Program 25N17 Certain 2015-2025 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Replacement If Req… |
| SSM 52312 | Service bulletin | Mar 1, 2024 | Some 2024 F-150 vehicles may exhibit a pop up message stating the Owner's Manual is not available while the vehicle is in motion. A prelimin… |
| SSM 52215 | Service bulletin | Jan 29, 2024 | Some 2022 F-150 Lightning vehicles equipped with a 15 inch center display screen (minor feature code HJGAY) may exhibit a 360 degree camera… |
| SSM 52184 | Service bulletin | Jan 17, 2024 | Some 2023 F-150 hybrid vehicles built on 24-Oct-2022 and through 26-Oct-2022 equipped with a 3.5L Power Boost engine may exhibit DTC U0438:8… |
| TSB 23-2416 | Service bulletin | Dec 13, 2023 | Some 2021 F-150 vehicles not equipped with a 360 camera system… |
| OTA SU7 P1 F150 | Service bulletin | Dec 13, 2023 | Software Update SU7 P1 for 2021- 2023 MY F150 vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: -21 MY Increases availability of B… |
| SSM 52134 | Service bulletin | Dec 12, 2023 | Various 2021-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with the rear camera on demand feature may exhibit a Please Check Surroundings For Safe… |
| OTA SU6 P3 F150 | Service bulletin | Dec 5, 2023 | Software Update SU6 P3 for 2022- 2023 MY F150 vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: - adds robustness to the Driver St… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Ford, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford 23B81 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 23B81 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does 23B81 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2022 Ford F-150. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.