Recall 23C32 - electronic cabin coolant heater

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"Affected vehicles: select 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning pickups built between July 27th, 2023 and August 30th, 2023.
the electronic cabin coolant heater module may be missing a solder joint, which can cause intermittent or no cabin heat and result in an inoperative windshield defrosting and defogging system."
For those in cooler climates, I would think this recall would be a priority.
This is the link to Transport Canada 2023-555.
The fix: dealers will replace the electronic cabin coolant heater, free of charge.
 
Still waiting for my dealer to get parts for this, they say parts are backordered into February.

My Lightning seems to have the issue, the driver's side heat is weak and the side window and edge of windshield tend to fog up, but it's not ice cold.
 
Mine was built in Dec 2022 so no issues with mine. Heat works great. Though cold in my area means just blow freezing. Occasionally down in the high teens.
 
My Lightning is finally in service getting the recall work done. I have a 2023 F-150 Hybrid as a loaner, and the heat is definitely stronger. Looking forward to the repair.
 
Puppethead said:
My Lightning is finally in service getting the recall work done. I have a 2023 F-150 Hybrid as a loaner, and the heat is definitely stronger. Looking forward to the repair.
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Hopefully the replacement unit is readily available, and repairs will be completed within too long.
Look forward to a follow up post after completion to see if the heating has improved.
 
Dealer got the fix done the same day. The heat is definitely more uniform in the cabin, and no more fogging of the windows on the driver side.
 
24+ utilize heat pump technology now for a more efficient heater. Rear defrost, side mirrors, and heated seat/steering wheel still utilize resistive heating.Just an FYI.
 
RLXXI said:
24+ utilize heat pump technology now for a more efficient heater. Rear defrost, side mirrors, and heated seat/steering wheel still utilize resistive heating.Just an FYI.
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I've got a heat pump in my MINI Cooper SE, and wonder if it's getting time to upgrade the F-150 Lighting to a newer model with a heat pump. We've got 30,000 miles on the Lightning, but it's still working well even in winter and looks like new.

Maybe not worth it without EV incentives, or any real need.
 
Puppethead said:
I've got a heat pump in my MINI Cooper SE, and wonder if it's getting time to upgrade the F-150 Lighting to a newer model with a heat pump. We've got 30,000 miles on the Lightning, but it's still working well even in winter and looks like new.

Maybe not worth it without EV incentives, or any real need.
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This is the last year for the 7500 incentive so that's still on the books.
 
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