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2023 Ford F-150 Lightning

Electric
Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD
3 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
F
Safety Signal
35 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
Recalls4 critical11
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA107
Crash ratingNHTSA overall—
EV rangebest configuration, EPA320 mi
2025202420232022

The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning is sold in the U.S. as a electric pickup truck with 3 EPA-rated configurations. Its longest-range version, the F-150 Lightning 4WD Extended Range, is EPA-rated at 320 miles with 70 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for this model year, 4 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of F. Owners have filed 107 complaints, most often about the electrical system.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombRangekWh/100miCharge (240V)Annual fuel*
F-150 Lightning 4WD Extended RangeElectricAWD210 and 210 kW AC PMSM786370 MPGe320 mi47.910.1 h$1,100
F-150 Lightning 4WDElectricAWD358 and 358 kW AC PMSM766168 MPGe240 mi49.411.9 h$1,100
F-150 Lightning Platinum 4WDElectricAWD210 and 210 kW AC PMSM736066 MPGe300 mi50.79.3 h$1,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 46327, 46329, 46328.

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Recalls (11)

Source: NHTSA recall database
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Power Train

25C69
272,645 vehicles
ProblemFord 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."RiskA loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.FixThe 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V863000reported Dec 12, 2025Ford Motor Company
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Exterior Lighting

25SB6
14,843 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskInoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other driver's that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V731000reported Oct 24, 2025Ford Motor Company
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Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

25C15
6 vehicles
ProblemFord 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."RiskFailure 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.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V313000reported May 9, 2025Ford Motor Company
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Electrical System

24S11
3 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskElectrical arcing increases the risk of a fire. In addition, a loss of drive power may occur, which can increase the risk of a crash.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V272000reported Apr 23, 2025Ford Motor Company
!critical

Electrical System

25S18
950 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskA battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.FixOwners 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V131000reported Feb 28, 2025Ford Motor Company
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Suspension

24S76
11,922 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskA detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle steering and control, increasing the risk of a crash.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 24V949000reported Dec 19, 2024Ford Motor Company
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Electrical System

24S11
216 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskElectrical arcing increases the risk of a fire. In addition, a loss of drive power may occur, which can increase the risk of a crash.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 24V144000reported Feb 23, 2024Ford Motor Company
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Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

23C38
5,118 vehicles
ProblemFord 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."RiskFailure 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.FixThe 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.
NHTSA campaign 23V801000reported Nov 28, 2023Ford Motor Company
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Visibility

23C32
931 vehicles
ProblemFord 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."RiskAn inoperative windshield defrosting and defogging system may decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 23V688000reported Oct 13, 2023Ford Motor Company
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Exterior Lighting

23S30
16,375 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskInoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other driver's that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 23V418000reported Jun 9, 2023Ford Motor Company
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Electrical System

23S15
18 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskA battery short-circuit increases the risk of a fire.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 23V168000reported Mar 15, 2023Ford Motor Company

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
107complaints filed

8 involved a crash · 2 a fire · 4 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2023: 13 · 2024: 49 · 2025: 27 · 2026: 18

Most-cited components

Electrical System73
Exterior Lighting24
Power Train17
Vehicle Speed Control17
Service Brakes14
Unspecified12

What owners describe

“Jan 9, 2024 Aprox 465 miles Powertrain malfunction/ reduced power (15 miles per hour) Vehicle was on the dealer shop for 8 days...at the time of returm 9f the car they told me that the issue was fixed”Jan 29, 2024 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“Januarg 18, 2024 Car warning revgarding a parking sensor fault, car was able to drive Not alsafe to have a parking sensor fault”Jan 29, 2024 · Back Over Prevention · NHTSA owner report
“Aprox 1083 miles PowertraiN malfunction/ reduced power Vehicle was on the dealer shop for 4days so far( still counting)...second time on a brand new vehicle with a little bit more than 1000 miles Not able to drive a vehicle after 15 min, very unsafe”Jan 29, 2024 · Power Train · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other F-150 Lightning model years

C

2025 Ford F-150 Lightning

3 recalls · 7 complaints

D

2024 Ford F-150 Lightning

4 recalls · 30 complaints

F

2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

9 recalls · 90 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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