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2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV problems

NHTSA lists 8 complaints for the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV, 4 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV.

At a glance

Complaints
8
With crash
4
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Recalls
3
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
272,645
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
18

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM450.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE450.0%
SERVICE BRAKES337.5%
ENGINE225.0%
BACK OVER PREVENTION112.5%
POWER TRAIN112.5%
STRUCTURE112.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL112.5%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEAUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEWARNINGS2
BACK OVER PREVENTIONWARNINGS1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL1
STRUCTUREBODY1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
loss of control450.0%0.98
electrical electronic337.5%0.92
fire or overheating112.5%0.84
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate450.0%0.77
high337.5%1.00
critical112.5%1.00

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 8 tagged complaints of 8 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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3 recalls.

25V863000

Date: 2025-12-12. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2026 F-150 Lightning BEV, 2024-2026 Mustang Mach-E, and 2025-2026 Maverick vehicles. The integrated park module may fail to lock into the park position when the driver shifts into park. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Preventio (excerpt)

Consequence: A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash. (excerpt)

Remedy: The park module software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 3, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C69. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 26, 2026. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

25V438000

Date: 2025-06-27. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 F-150 Lightning BEV vehicles. The front brake jounce hose bracket screws may loosen and detach, which can allow the jounce hose to contact the tire and result in a brake fluid leak.

Consequence: A brake fluid leak can extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the front brake hose and replace both brake jounce hose bracket screws, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 15, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S71.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

25V341000

Date: 2025-05-23. Systems: SUSPENSION.

Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 F-150 Lightning BEV vehicles. The front upper control arm ball joint nut may not have been tightened properly, allowing the front upper control arm to detach from the knuckle assembly.

Consequence: A detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle steering and control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the upper control arm ball joint nut, and replace the nut and/or knuckle assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S76. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V949.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

18 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
UNKNOWN OR OTHER15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM11
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
climate control1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
Gear Shift Module1
SERVICE BRAKES1

11037782

Date: 2026-09-24. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Recommended Repair Prior to Sale Customer Satisfaction Program 26B07 Certain 2021-2025 Model Year F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E Vehicles Undesired Acceleration Due to Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Activation

11037416

Date: 2026-09-16. Type: Over The Air. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Quality improvements include: -ePrivacy enhancements

11037419

Date: 2026-09-16. Type: Over The Air. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Quality improvements include: -Addresses a bug that may cause updates to fail

11035290

Date: 2026-07-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Some 2022-2026 F-150 Lightning vehicles may exhibit a reduced distance to empty (DTE) projection, a high voltage battery pack state of charge (SOC) that drops from 100% to less than 90% within 60 seconds of being driven, and an inability to reach a target SOC using the scheduled charging feature wit

11031374

Date: 2026-04-07. Type: Over The Air. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function

11030445

Date: 2026-03-13. Type: Over The Air. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

"26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function"

11029604

Date: 2026-02-13. Type: Over The Air. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.

"25S77 Recall remedy: -Addresses a potential loss of brake boost while driving. Hydraulic braking assist will still be available"

11026892

Date: 2025-12-23. Type: Other. Systems: STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Certain 2025-2026 Model Year F150, F250-F600 Vehicles. Front Door Lower Window Glass Run Replacement

11026884

Date: 2025-12-19. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Certain 2025 Model Year F-150 Lightning Vehicles High Voltage Battery (HVB) Module Replacement

11025922

Date: 2025-11-22. Type: Over The Air. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

"Quality improvements include: -Addresses a loss of connectivity caused by a Cellular Domain Service outage"

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
F-150 LIGHTNING BEV8

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