# NHTSA recall 25V131000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 25V131000
- Manufacturer's number: 25S18
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-02\-28
- Owners notified: 2025\-06\-27
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- Units potentially affected: 950
- Part numbers: NL38\-10C779\-BD, NL38\-10C779\-AD, NL38\-10C779\-CD

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

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.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 888\-275\-9171\) or go to nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 950
- Reported remedied: 636 \(66%\)
- Reported unreachable: 13
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2022 FORD F\-150 LIGHTNING BEV](/makes/ford/f-150/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2023 FORD F\-150 LIGHTNING BEV](/makes/ford/f-150/2023/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2024 FORD F\-150 LIGHTNING BEV](/makes/ford/f-150/2024/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [23B57](/bulletins/10243421.md), 2023-10-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51822](/bulletins/10240576.md), 2023-08-11, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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