Yahoo Autos Ford Recalls 18 F-150 Lightnings Over Potential Battery Fire Risk
Ford has recalled 18 F-150 Lightning trucks.
The woes continue for the all-electric Ford F-150 Lighting after it was hit with battery issues on the production line earlier this year. After pausing assembly of the pickup truck to investigate the issue, Ford has now announced that it will recall 18 electric trucks that are facing the same problem.
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Last month, Ford announced a stop-build and stop-ship order for the F-150 Lightning after running into battery issues on the production line. At the time, the Blue Oval said one vehicle caught fire due to the issue during pre-delivery quality inspections. As such, production at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center was paused while it investigated the problem.
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Despite the stop-ship order being in place, Ford has now uncovered 18 F-150 Lightning trucks that made it out to dealers with the same battery woes. As such, it has announced a recall of the affected trucks. In a statement shared with Jalopnik, Emma Bergg Director of Electric Vehicle and BlueOval City Communications, said:
“Ford is recalling 18 F-150 Lightnings due to a battery cell manufacturing defect, which occurred over a four-week period starting at the end of last year. We recently established that 18 vehicles containing cells from that four-week period had made it to dealers and customers.
“On Feb. 4, during a standard quality check, one vehicle displayed a battery issue and caught fire. The root cause identified was related to battery cell production at the SK On plant in Georgia.”
