Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Unknown or other14
- Electrical system8
- Service brakes7
- Vehicle speed control6
- Power train5
- Forward collision avoidance3
- Exterior lighting2
- Service brakes, hydraulic1
- Steering1
- Suspension1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported
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NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Recalls
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."
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.
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.
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.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Ford told its dealers about the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11009916 | Some of the affected vehicles may exhibit an inoperative front park aid feature with a Front Parking Sensors Not Available Sensors Blocked See Manual message in the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). Reason for supplement: Updated some text in Dealer bulletin, labor allowances and tech instructions |
| 11009837 | Public Charging application enhancement -Users can easily search and navigate to charging stations -Blue Oval Charge Network users can activate chargers from their vehicle's screen |
| 11008407 | In some of the affected vehicles, customers may notice that the frunk partially opens when commanded but does not fully open. Customers will be able to manually open and close the frunk. A frunk ajar warning will be displayed when the frunk is not closed. |
| 11008398 | In some of the affected vehicles, customers may not be able to save their vehicles charge locations and charging times. Customers can still plug the vehicle in and charge normally, but the customer cannot schedule a charging location and time because the charging location and time cannot be saved. |
| 11007146 | Quality Improvements include: -Addresses potential vehicle no start after OTA update. - Improved Phone as A Key functionality post Enhanced Central Gateway module (ECG) reset. - Minor quality fixes in Enhanced Central Gateway module (ECG) Software, not affecting vehicle operation. |
| 11007145 | Quality Improvements include: - Addresses potential vehicle no start after OTA update. - Improved Phone as A Key functionality post Enhanced Central Gateway module (ECG) reset. - Minor quality fixes in Enhanced Central Gateway module (ECG) Software, not affecting vehicle operation. |
| 11007134 | Quality improvements include: -Charge assist / Public Charging is available by default application to customer. - Customer will be able to use the Charge Assist application at all times to find the public charging locations. |
| 11007125 | "Quality Improvement include: -Update to Enhanced Central Gateway (ECG) module software to prevent battery draining when vehicle is parked. - Corrects Sync screen to display correct software update status - Addresses potential vehicle no start after OTA update." |
| 11007075 | Certain 2024 Model Year F-150, F-150 Lightning, F-150 Raptor, 2024 Ranger, 2024 Ranger Raptor Enhanced Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) Vehicles in this Update Before Sale program were selected for an enhanced pre-delivery inspection due to Ford's continued focus on launch quality. Reason for supplement: updated tech instructions |
| 11007074 | Certain 2024 Model Year F-150 Lightning Vehicles Powertrain Control Module Software Update In some of the affected vehicles, customers may not be able to save their vehicles charge locations and charging times. Customers can still plug the vehicle in and charge normally, but the customer cannot schedule a charging location and time because the charging location and time cannot be saved. |
| 11006029 | Certain 2024 Model Year F-150 Lightning Battery Electric Vehicles Charge Port Actuator Replacement. The vehicles involved in this program may be unable to DC fast charge if the 12-volt battery voltage falls below 9 volts. This may be due to the charge port actuator locking pin not fully extending. |
| 11005744 | Some 2021-2023 F-150 vehicles and 2024 F-150 Lightning vehicles may exhibit modules on the high-speed controller area network 2 (HS-CAN2), high-speed controller area network 3 (HS-CAN3), high-speed controller area network 4 (HS-CAN4) and/or the medium-speed controller area networks (MS-CAN) not responding to the Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS) and the modules on these networks fail the network test without any diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) tied to the affected modules. The modules on the flexible data rate controller area network 2 (FD-CAN1) and the high-speed controller area network |
| 11001155 | Certain 2024 Model Year F150 vehicles - Update HVAC module |
| 11000953 | The Service Awareness Newsletter is an informal communication that contains information that may not be presently available in a TSB, SSM, GSB, or other electronic communication. This article includes information on warranty, technical service tips and other service information |
| 10254332 | Quality improvements include: - SYNC Screen Stability Improvements. |
| 10254004 | Certain 2024 Model Year F-150, F-150 Lightning, F-150 Raptor, 2024 Ranger, 2024 Ranger Raptor Enhanced Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) |
| 10253888 | Some 2022-2024 F-150 Lightning vehicles may exhibit an intermittent inoperative power hood (frunk) during opening and/or closing with a Frunk Fault Service Required message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) with DTC U2001:68 in the front hatch control module (FHCM) with no other DTCs stored in the FHCM. The power hood (frunk) will still open when using the manual lever release and close when pressed down manually. This may be due to the software level of the FHCM. |
| 10252698 | Quality Improvements include: - Fix the infrequent random audio noises issue and improve the audio quality of the vehicle. |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)