Lemon Law · Model-year problems
2023 Ford Maverick
What owners of this model year report to the federal safety regulator, the repair attempts that make a California lemon-law claim, and what a buyback covers.
Federal safety record
On file for 2023 Ford Maverick
Public defect-investigation and recall notices on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If any of these describe your vehicle and the manufacturer's repair has not fixed it, Song-Beverly may apply.
Federal safety record for the 2023 Ford Maverick: 21 recall campaigns and 264 owner complaints on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Components named in owner complaints include: Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Service brakes, Vehicle speed control.
Recall campaigns on record for this model year:
- Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
NHTSA campaign 26V340000 - Electrical system: integrated trailer brake control
NHTSA campaign 26V104000 - Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
NHTSA campaign 25V685000 - Back over prevention: software
NHTSA campaign 25V442000 - Engine
NHTSA campaign 25V345000 - Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
NHTSA campaign 25V158000 - Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
NHTSA campaign 25V133000 - Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
NHTSA campaign 25V123000 - Exterior lighting: turn signal
NHTSA campaign 25V094000 - Exterior lighting: tail lights
NHTSA campaign 25V095000 - Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
NHTSA campaign 25V019000 - Back over prevention: software
NHTSA campaign 24V684000 - Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
NHTSA campaign 24V594000 - Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
NHTSA campaign 24V330000 - Exterior lighting: tail lights
NHTSA campaign 24V293000 - Electrical system: body control module/bcm
NHTSA campaign 24V267000 - Tires
NHTSA campaign 24V223000 - Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
NHTSA campaign 24V140000 - Exterior lighting: turn signal: bulbs
NHTSA campaign 23V848000 - Engine
NHTSA campaign 23V380000 - Exterior lighting: tail lights
NHTSA campaign 23V160000
A campaign listed here may not cover every vehicle of this model year, and a covered vehicle may already have been repaired. Check your vehicle's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Figures read from the NHTSA public record on 2 November 2026. Owner complaints are reports submitted to NHTSA; a complaint is not a finding by NHTSA that a defect exists. Nothing on this page is legal advice about a specific vehicle.
The statute
When a warranty problem becomes a lemon
These are the presumptions in the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act and the Tanner Consumer Protection Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.22). Each applies when the defect is first reported, and the vehicle is still under the manufacturer's warranty, within 18 months of delivery or 18,000 miles — whichever comes first.
- Two or more repair attempts for a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
- Four or more repair attempts for the same non-safety defect
- The vehicle out of service for 30 or more cumulative days for repair
Have an attorney read your 2023 Ford Maverick repair orders.
Attorney Advertising disclaimer: Prior results do not predict or indicate a similar outcome in any future matter. The information on this page is general information about California law, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you have questions about a specific situation, speak with a licensed California attorney.