2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV Recalls, Complaints & Specs
3 safety recalls list the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV, and owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
3 safety recalls for the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Park pawl (power train)
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…
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…
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
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.
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…
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Suspension: upper ball joint
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.
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…
8 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA; 4 describe a crash and 1 describe a fire. Reports cite 1 injury and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 10,900 miles. Complaints peaked in 2026 with 6 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Our 2025 Ford Lightning has experienced multiple instances of low-speed unintended acceleration. On May 26, 2026, while coasting into a parking spot on a slight incline, the vehicle suddenly accelerat”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 22, 2026 · Electrical system
“On August 19, 2026, I was involved in a collision in my 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning after a suspected malfunction involving the automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and/or acceleration”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 4, 2026 · Service brakes
Fuel economy and specs
EPA ratings for the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning (F-150 Lightning 4WD ER1, F-150 Lightning 4WD ER2, F-150 Lightning 4WD PRO ER1, F-150 Lightning 4WD SR, …). Ranges cover every tested configuration.
| Combined | 66–72 MPGe |
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| City / Highway | 73–79 / 60–65 |
| Fuel | Electricity |
| EPA class | Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD |
| Transmission | Automatic (A1) |
Compare Ford F-150 Lightning BEV model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Ford F-150 Lightning BEV model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
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| 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV | 9 | 92 |
| 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV | 11 | 111 |
| 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV | 4 | 30 |
| 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV | 1 | 0 |
Checking a specific 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
How do I know if my 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 3 campaigns currently list the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Ford dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 25V341000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Ford models
- F-15037,961 complaints
- Explorer34,566 complaints
- Escape27,430 complaints
- Fusion22,405 complaints
- Focus22,096 complaints
- Taurus18,159 complaints
- Windstar14,158 complaints
- Edge14,065 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.