2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV. The newest campaign is 25V863000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Dec 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Internal / Park Pawl. NHTSA has 8 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V863000, 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.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 302,151 units in total.
25V863000Received . 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: .
25V438000Received . 5 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
A brake fluid leak can extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25S71. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V341000Received . 29,501 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Upper Ball Joint
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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, 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 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.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 24S76. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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.
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Complaints by component
8 complaints, 18 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 5 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Service Brakes | 3 |
| Engine | 2 |
| Back Over Prevention | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 22 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.
Investigations
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.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEVThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-150-lightning-bev/2025/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Ford Motor Company
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV?
- 302,151 units in 3 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. 3 of them name the 2025 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV name most often?
- Forward Collision Avoidance: 5 of 18 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.