2023 Ford E-Transit problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (1)
Power Train:axle Assembly:axle Shaft 2025-12-12 · campaign 25V860000 · 32,160 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2025 E-Transit vehicles. The left rear axle half shaft may partially disengage from the power drive unit, which can result in a loss of drive power.
Risk: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. In addition, a half shaft that is not fully engaged to the primary drive unit can result in a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not applied, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealer will inspect and replace the rear half shaft and power drive unit components as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 3, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SD9. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 15, 2025.
Service bulletins (28)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-13 · SSM 55080 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2021-2023 mustang mach-e vehicles built on or before 25-jun-2023, 2022-2025 e-transit and 2022-2023 f-150 lightning vehicles may experience a high voltage battery stop charging condition when using a direct current (dc) fast charger level 3 with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0eee:27 and p2e5
Fuel/Propulsion System 2026-04-08 · 23B64 · Other
customer satisfaction program 23b64 certain 2020-2024 model year multiple vehicle lines equipped with high voltage batteries battery energy control module (becm) software update
Unknown Or Other 2026-02-23 · SYNC-26.2.1.6.5.2 E-Trans · Over The Air
"quality improvements include: -resolves siriusxm disk memory usage"
Fuel/Propulsion System 2025-11-18 · SSM 54388 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2021-2023 mustang mach-e vehicles equipped with nickel, cobalt and manganese (ncm) standard/extended range battery with minor feature codes hthad/hthae and 2022-2025 e-transit vehicles equipped ncm standard range battery with minor feature codes hukal/hukaa may require a high voltage battery mo
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-29 · SSM 54181 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2022-2025 e-transit vehicles may exhibit an unsuccessful programmable module installation (pmi) and/or software updates on the gwm using the ford diagnosis and repair system (fdrs) scan tool. fdrs may also show the gwm in the toolbox topology view as having diagonal lines through it, indicating
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-01 · SYNC-25.2.1.6.5 E-Transit · Over The Air
"quality improvements include: -addresses key off load battery usage caused by accessory protocol interface module (apim) remaining awake. telematics control unit is updated to match the apim software."
Showing the 6 most recent of 28 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.