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title: "FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV (2023) - Recall 25V131000 — NHTSA record 308034 | Is It on Recall"
description: "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"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV (2023) - Recall 25V131000 — NHTSA record 308034

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Feb 28, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV (2023) - Recall 25V131000
- **Reason**: 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. A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Ford Motor Company
- **Quantity**: 950
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 308034

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V131000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV; model year 2023. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Feb 28, 2025
- **Owner notification**: Jun 27, 2025
- **Record created**: Mar 3, 2025

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

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.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V131000)

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