25C69 Recall - Ford Recalls 2022-2026 F-150 Lightning Over Rollaway Risk

[25StarWhiteLightning]

Got my roll away recall programmed today at my house by a mobile tech. The tech initially hooked his car to my 12 V jumper connections backward and I caught it just as it started smoking. That threw several new codes. He finished and made sure all was good by moving the truck in gear. Whole thing took about 30 minutes.
Might want to stick around while it is going on to “supervise”.

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[MountainAlive]

Got my roll away recall programmed today at my house by a mobile tech. The tech initially hooked his car to my 12 V jumper connections backward and I caught it just as it started smoking. That threw several new codes. He finished and made sure all was good by moving the truck in gear. Whole thing took about 30 minutes.
Might want to stick around while it is going on to “supervise”.

 

[RickLightning]

For those that ask why, if the recall can be solved via an OTA update, Ford lets dealers schedule to do it.

1) They are required to get the recall remedied as fast as possible. Dealerships always have the ability to update a module well before an OTA update is available.

2) Liability - if they said "wait for it", and you had an accident because of that, then it would be on Ford.

3) Excluding dealers is a no-no. This is an easy revenue source for a dealership, and Ford wants to keep them happy.

 

[25StarWhiteLightning]

For those that ask why, if the recall can be solved via an OTA update, Ford lets dealers schedule to do it.

1) They are required to get the recall remedied as fast as possible. Dealerships always have the ability to update a module well before an OTA update is available.

2) Liability - if they said "wait for it", and you had an accident because of that, then it would be on Ford.

3) Excluding dealers is a no-no. This is an easy revenue source for a dealership, and Ford wants to keep them happy.

My tech said they have a quota of recall fixes per month and mine was their last one to hit it in February so they are pushing back new appointments for a few days to get on March metrics. I love corporations.

 

[MichaelCA]

I just called and they verified with the tech that they do have the parts and it is only for 2025 Lightnings at the moment.

parts??

 

[lslick23]

parts??

Parts….software ……whatever

 

[T3Fan]

Wondering if I have to swap back to the original shifter for this. I haven't had any modules updated after the swap, and I don't want to get crap from service.

 

[Dahveed]

Mine was done via mobile service this morning. He arrived at 8:45 and was done at 9:15.

 

[25StarWhiteLightning]

Wondering if I have to swap back to the original shifter for this. I haven't had any modules updated after the swap, and I don't want to get crap from service.

I don’t have the rotary shifter but was shooting the shit with my tech during the update and he says it shouldn’t matter because it is Ford genuine part and he has seen a few already in his travels. He also said if I get stuck you can manhandle the GSM back up vertical if you are stranded, he has done it.

 

[Kakaratto]

I received a text message from my dealer offering mobile service for this recall. They are coming to my place of employment on Monday to do the software fix. The service manager said that this will take less than 30 minutes.

 

[bc1]

Mine was done via mobile service this morning. He arrived at 8:45 and was done at 9:15.

Did you schedule that through Long McArthur?

 

[Dahveed]

Did you schedule that through Long McArthur?

Yes, I did.

 

[jkane101]

Im at the dealer now for the update 3 hours later and they say the software is stuck at 50%. I’m frustrated to say the least

 

[TaxmanHog]

Im at the dealer now for the update 3 hours later and they say the software is stuck at 50%. I’m frustrated to say the least

They should contact the FDRS help desk or internal technical advisor on what to do in this situation.

 

[lslick23]

Im at the dealer now for the update 3 hours later and they say the software is stuck at 50%. I’m frustrated to say the least

Did they get it done eventually?

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