2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV: recalls and complaints

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• 25V86300012 Dec 2025Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Internal / Park Pawl
• 25V73100024 Oct 2025Exterior Lighting
• 25V3130009 May 2025Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
• 25V27200023 Apr 2025Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery
• 25V13100028 Feb 2025Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery
• 24V94900019 Dec 2024Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Upper Ball Joint
• 24V14400023 Feb 2024Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery
• 23V80100028 Nov 2023Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
• 23V68800013 Oct 2023Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Windshield / Electrical Heating Element
• 23V4180009 Jun 2023Exterior Lighting
• 23V16800015 Mar 2023Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery

1. 25V863000Received 12 Dec 2025. 272,645 units.

   Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Internal / Park Pawl

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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 Prevention."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25C69. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Feb 2026.

2. 25V731000Received 24 Oct 2025. 14,843 units.

   Exterior Lighting

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning BEV vehicles previously repaired under recall number 23V418. The rear lightbar may have microcracks in the outer lens that allows moisture to accumulate, which can result in inoperative or flickering reverse lights.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Inoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other driver's that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect and replace the rear lightbar and fasteners as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 3, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SB6. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 29, 2025.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25SB6. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Jun 2026.

3. 25V313000Received 9 May 2025. 6 units.

   Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 23V801. The SYNC software may fail to activate the electronic stability control (ESC) system at the beginning of each ignition cycle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Failure to reset the ESC to active may result in the driver unknowingly operating the vehicle without electronic stability control, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will update the Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 18, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C15.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25C15. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 18 Jun 2025.

4. 25V272000Received 23 Apr 2025. 3 units.

   Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles. The fasteners that secure the junction box bus bars inside the high-voltage battery pack may not have been tightened securely, which can cause electrical arcing at the busbars.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Electrical arcing increases the risk of a fire. In addition, a loss of drive power may occur, which can increase the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect and repair the busbar fasteners and replace any damaged components as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 21, 2025. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S11. This recall expands previous recall number 24V-144.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 24S11. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 21 May 2025.

5. 25V131000Received 28 Feb 2025. 950 units.

   Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2024 F-150 Lightning battery electric vehicles. A manufacturing defect in the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Owners are advised to only charge their vehicles to a maximum of 80% battery capacity until the repair has been completed. Dealers will inspect and replace the high voltage battery array as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S18.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25S18. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Jun 2025.

6. 24V949000Received 19 Dec 2024. 11,922 units.

   Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Upper Ball Joint

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023-2024 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, in the NHTSA record

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

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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 February 10, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S76.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 24S76. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Feb 2025.

7. 24V144000Received 23 Feb 2024. 216 units.

   Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles. The fasteners that secure the junction box bus bars inside the high-voltage battery pack may not have been tightened securely, which can cause electrical arcing at the busbars.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Electrical arcing increases the risk of a fire. In addition, a loss of drive power may occur, which can increase the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will inspect and repair the busbar fasteners and replace any damaged components as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 31, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S11.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 24S11. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Mar 2024.

8. 23V801000Received 28 Nov 2023. 5,118 units.

   Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles. The SYNC software may fail to activate the electronic stability control (ESC) system at the beginning of each ignition cycle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Failure to reset the ESC to active may result in the driver unknowingly operating the vehicle without electronic stability control, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   The Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C38.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 23C38. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 21 Dec 2023.

9. 23V688000Received 13 Oct 2023. 931 units.

   Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System / Windshield / Electrical Heating Element

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-150 Lightning pickup trucks. 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. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 103, "Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   An inoperative windshield defrosting and defogging system may decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the electronic cabin coolant heater, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 3, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C32.

   Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 23C32. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Jan 2024.

10. 23V418000Received 9 Jun 2023. 16,375 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 BEV vehicles. The rear lightbar may have microcracks in the outer lens that allows moisture to accumulate, which can result in inoperative or flickering reverse lights.

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record

    Inoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other driver's that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.

    Remedy, in the NHTSA record

    Dealers will replace the rear lightbar, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 9, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S30.

    Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 23S30. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 9 Oct 2023.

11. 23V168000Received 15 Mar 2023. 18 units.

    Electrical System / Propulsion System / Traction Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-150 Lightning pickup trucks. The high-voltage battery pack may experience an electrical short-circuit when the battery is fully charged or near fully charged.

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record

    A battery short-circuit increases the risk of a fire.

    Remedy, in the NHTSA record

    Dealers will replace the high-voltage battery pack, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S15.

    Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 23S15. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 31 Mar 2023.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
• All 2023 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash

8

Complaints that report a fire

2

Injuries in the complaints

4

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

29 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

1. 20229
2. 202311
3. 20244
4. 20253
5. 20261

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV?

323,027 units in 11 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Ford F-150 Lightning BEV have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Ford F-150 Lightning BEV, model years 2022 to 2026. 11 of them name the 2023 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV name most often?

Electrical System: 74 of 205 component mentions, or 361 per 1,000. For all 2023 vehicles the figure is 149.7 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV open?

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.