Ford Recalling 18 Lightning Vehicles After Battery Fire

[detansinn]

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/10/ford-recalls-electric-f-150-lightning-pickups.html

This would appear to be good news overall given that Ford was able to narrowly identify the affected trucks. If you lucked out and got delivery right before the hold, maybe not so much.

I especially like this part…

A Ford spokeswoman declined to disclose how many trucks Ford has in holding that may have the issue. She said the company is "applying quality actions to already-produced vehicles with batteries built in this four-week window which we have been holding."

With that statement, I am hopeful that they have actually been doing something with my truck that was supposed be delivered back during the week of 2/6. It was bumped to 2/13, 2/20, then 3/21. My date hasn’t changed since they bumped it to 3/21-3/27. Fingers crossed.


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[abel408]

Yeah this most likely affects just the trucks that somehow made it's way to customers after the stop shipment was issued. I know we had a few forum members who took delivery then. It would be interesting to hear if they were affected. My date hasn't changed from 3-14 to 3-20 since they pushed it back the 2nd time a month ago. I'm hopeful, but also wouldn't be surprised if my truck is back at the factory and my expected delivery gets pushed back again.

I want to know what ford is doing to figure out what trucks are affected. Are they sending workers out to the railyard? I'd imagine just the process of determining what trucks are affected can be time consuming.

 

[davehu]

mine was in on the assembly line the day of the fire. order status hasn't changed since then.... still shows in production

 

[luebri]

Classic Friday afternoon news dump.

 

[Lightning Rod]

I'm assuming that all trucks built and awaiting shipment also had post-fire battery cell inspections but I'm just guessing.

 

[detansinn]

More details in the USA Today article that hit. https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...ghtning-trucks-defective-battery/11452254002/

The 18 recalled vehicles are getting new battery packs.

 

[9onmy6]

18? (Snip) ”over a four-week period starting at the end of last year”

 

[MRButtler]

Classic Friday afternoon news dump.

Just learned about this news mechanism!

 

[GDN]

OK - we discover the defect pretty quick and we can look back at 2 months of production and are confident that only 18 had the problem - knowing the packs are already sealed shipped and in trucks.

I'm thinking I'm willing to meet anyone in Vegas - I'm taking the line that this is not the last we'll hear of this and the number 18 is just getting started.

 

[Pod]

New battery pack? No way…I want a new truck, Platinum please

 

[Maxx]

I bet Farley just sent out a memo indicating effective immediately anyone making fun of battery pack assembly line workers’ Hairdo will be fired.

 

[9onmy6]

New battery pack? No way…I want a new truck, Platinum please

No thank you! I went XLT for reasons. No iPad attached to dash, no glass roof, no hideous wheels. Etc. To each their own.

 

[Lightning Rod]

No thank you! I went XLT for reasons. No iPad attached to dash, no glass roof, no hideous wheels. Etc. To each their own.

You don't know what you're missing!

 

[astricklin]

You don't know what you're missing!

I just want the massage seats.

 

[9onmy6]

That is a delete. Excuseflation.

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