Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2022 through 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning pickups over an issue with the high voltage battery cells.
The defect: in affected vehicles, a manufacturing defect in the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit after repeated charge and discharge cycles. This is due to production process deviations at the supplier, which may result in the electrodes in the high voltage battery cells being misaligned.
The hazards: after repeated charge and discharge cycles, the vehicle could experience an internal short circuit in the battery which could result in a fire. Owners are advised to only charge their Ford F-150 Lightning to a maximum of 80 percent battery capacity until necessary repairs can be made.
Ford is not aware of any claims of crash related to this concern. However, Ford is aware of one claim of injury and five reports of vehicle fire that may be related to this concern and are under further investigation.
Components: high voltage battery cell array
Affected vehicles: select 2022 through 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning pickups built between March 16th, 2022, and August 14th, 2024.
Number of vehicles affected: 950
The fix: dealers will inspect and replace the high voltage battery array as necessary, free of charge to vehicle owners.
Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin March 17th, 2025. The Ford reference number for this recall is 25S18.
Contacts:
- Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
- FoMoCo Recall Number: 25S18
- NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
- NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
- NHTSA Website: www.nhtsa.gov
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