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Owner notification letters were mailed on October 11, 2024.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 24S44.","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 www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"24S44","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V727000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2023-10-27","owner_notified":"2023-12-21","units":187922,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Mustang vehicles.  The brake fluid level sensor may not activate the visual warning indicator when the brake fluid is low.  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