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Reliability report · 2023 Ford F-250 Super Duty · Updated July 2026 · What it costs to keep →

The new-generation refresh — impressive on paper, but a first-year truck with early-build recalls.

2023 is a redesigned Super Duty, and the early record reads like a launch year: a digital-instrument-cluster blackout recall, a heat-treatment defect on the rear axle shaft, window anti-pinch and steering-column campaigns, and early 7.3 Godzilla lifter reports.

The 43 complaints are low mainly because the trucks are new and few. This is a check-the-launch-issues year: confirm every recall is remedied, watch for the cluster and axle campaigns specifically, and listen to a cold 7.3 for engine tick.

Evidence: 43 NHTSA complaints · 15 recall campaigns · 6 mechanic & forum sources

Canary status

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What that means: 2023 launches the refreshed Super Duty, and like any first-year truck it carries launch defects: an instrument-cluster blackout recall, a rear-axle-shaft campaign, window and steering-column fixes, and early 7.3 Godzilla lifter complaints. Low complaint volume so far mostly reflects how new these trucks are — inspect for the launch issues specifically.

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43

Federal complaints

15

Recalls

Known issues

Ranked by the cost of ignoring them. Every claim carries its source.

Launch recalls: instrument cluster, rear axle shaft, steering column

major

The refresh's first-year recalls are the headline. 23V-506 (Ford 23C25) covers a digital instrument-cluster module with bad solder that can prevent the panel from illuminating — no speedometer or warning lights (FMVSS 101), a defect owners report vividly. 23V-595 (23S49) recalls single-rear-wheel trucks whose left rear axle shaft was improperly heat-treated and may break, causing loss of drive power or a rollaway. And two steering-column campaigns — 23V-344 (23S22, upper-shaft bolts missing or loose) and 23V-847 (clockspring weld affecting the driver airbag) — address column and airbag integrity. All are free fixes and the most important to confirm remedied.

Recall remedies

$0

Sources: NHTSA complaint and recall databases, 2023 F-250 SD

7.3L Godzilla gas V8: early lifter and camshaft reportsmajor

  • 7.3L Godzilla gas V8

Owners of 2023 7.3L trucks report an engine tick or rattle at startup that the dealer sometimes addresses by raising oil-pump pressure, tied to the variable-displacement oil pump under-lubricating the camshaft and lifters at idle — which, if it progresses, can delaminate lifters and send metal through the engine. Some owners cite Ford customer-satisfaction program codes (reported as 20B27 / 24B27) for an engine update; we could not verify those program terms in the manufacturer-communications record, so treat the program codes as owner-reported and unverified — but the symptom (cold-start tick, cam/lifter concern) is corroborated across complaints. Cold-start any 7.3 you inspect and listen for a persistent rattle; ask whether an engine software or oil-pump update was performed.

Sources: NHTSA complaint and recall databases, 2023 F-250 SD · Independent mechanic and Ford-tech channel transcripts (Super Duty)

$0

Software / oil-pump update if covered

$3,000+ (owner-reported)

Out-of-coverage cam/lifter repair

6.7L diesel CP4 fuel pump and firesmajor

  • 6.7L Power Stroke diesel

The diesel CP4 story continues on the 2023, with several owners reporting under-hood fires and fuel-system failures. The Bosch CP4.2 high-pressure fuel pump can make metal that contaminates the entire high-pressure system — pump, injectors, lines, conditioning module — for a roughly $10,000 replacement (mechanic-quoted). The 2023 also falls under the low-pressure fuel-pump stall recall (25V-455). Inspect the lower fuel filter for metal, ask about any misfueling, and confirm the fuel-pump recall.

Sources: NHTSA complaint and recall databases, 2023 F-250 SD · Independent mechanic and Ford-tech channel transcripts (Super Duty)

$0

Low-pressure pump recall (25V-455)

~$10,000 (mechanic-quoted)

CP4 grenades / full fuel system

Front-axle death wobble and the cheap-but-annoying clustermoderate

Even on the newest trucks, owners report death wobble — violent shaking after hitting uneven ground — from the solid front axle; a worn track bar, ball joints, or tie rods are the usual causes, and a steering damper only masks it. Beyond that, 2023 complaints skew toward first-year electronics annoyances: the B&O 'Unleashed' stereo emitting a loud squeal or 'explosion' of static at startup, false pre-collision braking that stops the truck for no reason, a steering-shaft clunk, and a 30-minute automatic idle-shutoff that surprises owners using the truck to power an RV. Most are software or covered-warranty items on a truck this new — but test the driver-assist systems and the stereo on your drive.

Sources: NHTSA complaint and recall databases, 2023 F-250 SD · Independent mechanic and Ford-tech channel transcripts (Super Duty)

$0

Software / warranty items

$400–$3,000

Front-end wobble repair

New generation, new launch bugs — the instrument cluster and the rear axle shaft lead the list.
6 mechanic & owner sources

Open recalls

Free fixes at any Ford dealer. Run the VIN — “completed” isn’t always completed.

  1. 23V-506Digital instrument-cluster module bad solder can prevent the panel from illuminating — no speedometer or warning lights (FMVSS 101). Free module/panel replacement (Ford 23C25).open
  2. 23V-595Single-rear-wheel trucks: left rear axle shaft improperly heat-treated and may break — loss of drive power or rollaway. Free axle-shaft inspection/replacement (Ford 23S49).open
  3. 23V-344Steering-column upper-shaft bolts may be missing or improperly tightened — possible column separation and loss of steering. Free inspection/tighten (Ford 23S22).open
  4. 23V-847Steering-wheel clockspring insufficient weld can disconnect the driver's frontal airbag. Free clockspring inspection/replacement (Ford).open
  5. 23V-507Driver/front-passenger window anti-pinch may not reverse on an obstacle (injury risk). Free software update (Ford 23S37). Re-repair under 25V-157.open
  6. 25V-157Re-repair of window anti-pinch fixed incorrectly under 23V-507. Free software update (Ford 25S25).open
  7. 23V-573Pro Trailer Hitch Assist may not show the default rearview image. Free ADAS software update (Ford 23S46). Re-repair under 25V-134.open
  8. 24V-806Water in the tailgate camera module can make the rearview image intermittent or blue/black. Free camera/module repair (Ford 24S66).open
  9. 25V-455Low-pressure fuel pump may fail, stalling the engine (2021–2023). Free low-pressure fuel-pump replacement on Super Duty (Ford 25S75).open
  10. 23V-379Tire and Loading (TREAD) label states the wrong load-carrying capacity, risking overload (FMVSS 110). Free replacement label (Ford 23C18).open
  11. 26V-104Integrated trailer module may lose communication, causing loss of trailer brake/turn-signal lights or brake function (FMVSS 108). Free software update (Ford 26C10).open

What it costs to keep

The purchase price is what you negotiate. These are the numbers you live with afterward — each one sourced, none of them blended into a fake total.

The ownership picture — 2023 F-250 Super Duty

Two sourced numbers. No fake total.

Theft

Stolen about 19% less often than the average vehicle. One less thing to price into coverage.

Source: HLDI — the insurance industry’s loss-data institute — HLDI whole vehicle theft losses, 2023–24 models, published May 2025 (report WT-24). 100 = the all-vehicle average. Series read: Ford F-250 SuperCrew 4WD.

81 vs 100

19% below average

Repair risk

What this specific year is known to need. Pulled from the issues above — the repairs owners actually report, at the costs they report them. Averages from other sites blend every year together; these are this year’s own numbers.

Source: this report — 01 Known issues.

Recall remedies$0
Software / oil-pump update if covered$0
Out-of-coverage cam/lifter repair$3,000+ (owner-reported)
Low-pressure pump recall (25V-455)$0
CP4 grenades / full fuel system~$10,000 (mechanic-quoted)
Software / warranty items$0
Front-end wobble repair$400–$3,000
Why there’s no single “cost to own” number: sites that promise one are guessing at your insurance quote, your annual miles, and your luck. These are the numbers we can actually source — and each one carries its receipt.

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  1. 01Confirm the instrument-cluster (23V-506) and rear-axle-shaft (23V-595) recalls are remedied — the two most important launch defects.
  2. 02Confirm both steering-column campaigns (23V-344, 23V-847) and the window anti-pinch fixes (23V-507 / 25V-157).
  3. 03On a 7.3 Godzilla: cold-start and listen for engine tick/rattle; ask whether an engine software or oil-pump update was done.
  4. 04On a 6.7 diesel: inspect the lower fuel filter for metal; confirm the low-pressure fuel-pump recall (25V-455); ask about misfueling.
  5. 05On the test drive, exercise the pre-collision braking, the rearview camera, and the stereo; feel for death wobble over rough pavement above 50 mph.

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