2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Bev problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting (30) · Power Train (12) · Vehicle Speed Control (7)
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Safety recalls (9)
Power Train:automatic Transmission:internal:park Pawl 2025-12-12 · campaign 25V863000 · 272,645 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2026 F-150 Lightning BEV, 2024-2026 Mustang Mach-E, and 2025-2026 Maverick vehicles. The integrated park module may fail to lock into the park position when the driver shifts into park. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."
Risk: A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The park module software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 3, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C69. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 26, 2026.
Exterior Lighting 2025-10-24 · campaign 25V731000 · 14,843 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning BEV vehicles previously repaired under recall number 23V418. The rear lightbar may have microcracks in the outer lens that allows moisture to accumulate, which can result in inoperative or flickering reverse lights.
Risk: Inoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other driver's that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the rear lightbar and fasteners as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 3, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SB6. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 29, 2025.
Tires:pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems 2025-05-23 · campaign 25V340000 · 197 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 F-150 Lightning BEV vehicles equipped with 20" or 22" all season tires that were repaired incorrectly under recall 22V-453. The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) light may not illuminate as intended, failing to warn the driver of low tire pressure. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
Risk: Low tire pressure can lead to poor vehicle handling and a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the body control module (BCM) software, 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 25C20.
Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 2025-05-09 · campaign 25V313000 · 6 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 23V801. The SYNC software may fail to activate the electronic stability control (ESC) system at the beginning of each ignition cycle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
Risk: Failure to reset the ESC to active may result in the driver unknowingly operating the vehicle without electronic stability control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 18, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C15.
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery 2025-04-23 · campaign 25V272000 · 3 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles. The fasteners that secure the junction box bus bars inside the high-voltage battery pack may not have been tightened securely, which can cause electrical arcing at the busbars.
Risk: Electrical arcing increases the risk of a fire. In addition, a loss of drive power may occur, which can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and repair the busbar fasteners and replace any damaged components as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 21, 2025. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S11. This recall expands previous recall number 24V-144.
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery 2025-02-28 · campaign 25V131000 · 950 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: 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.
Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 2023-11-28 · campaign 23V801000 · 5,118 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 Lightning vehicles. The SYNC software may fail to activate the electronic stability control (ESC) system at the beginning of each ignition cycle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
Risk: Failure to reset the ESC to active may result in the driver unknowingly operating the vehicle without electronic stability control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C38.
Exterior Lighting 2023-06-09 · campaign 23V418000 · 16,375 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150 BEV vehicles. The rear lightbar may have microcracks in the outer lens that allows moisture to accumulate, which can result in inoperative or flickering reverse lights.
Risk: Inoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other driver's that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the rear lightbar, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 9, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S30.
Tires:pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems 2022-06-24 · campaign 22V453000 · 2,666 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 F-150 BEV vehicles equipped with 20" or 22" all season tires. The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) light may not illuminate as intended, failing to warn the driver of low tire pressure. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."
Risk: Low tire pressure can lead to poor vehicle handling and a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The body control module (BCM) software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 20, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22C15.
Service bulletins (109)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-24 · 26B07 · Other
recommended repair prior to sale customer satisfaction program 26b07 certain 2021-2025 model year f-150 lightning and mustang mach-e vehicles undesired acceleration due to adaptive cruise control (acc) activation
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-13 · SSM 55080 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2021-2023 mustang mach-e vehicles built on or before 25-jun-2023, 2022-2025 e-transit and 2022-2023 f-150 lightning vehicles may experience a high voltage battery stop charging condition when using a direct current (dc) fast charger level 3 with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0eee:27 and p2e5
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-11 · PT-26.13.13 F-150 Ltng · Over The Air
25c69 recall remedy - updates the secondary on-board diagnostic module c to provide for release of the integrated park module slider in the event a bind condition occurs allowing park to be engaged
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-23 · SSM 55032 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2022-2026 f-150 lightning vehicles may exhibit a reduced distance to empty (dte) projection, a high voltage battery pack state of charge (soc) that drops from 100% to less than 90% within 60 seconds of being driven, and an inability to reach a target soc using the scheduled charging feature wit
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-06 · 26B09 · Other
customer satisfaction program 26b09 certain 2022-2023 model year f150 lightning equipped with intelligent backup power feature update the accessory protocol interface module (apim), gateway module (gwm) and telematics control unit (tcu) software
Unknown Or Other 2026-06-12 · SYNC-26.2.8.3 F-150Lightn · Over The Air
quality improvements include: -privacy robustness updates -restores the auto hold toggle in the controls menu
Showing the 6 most recent of 109 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-01 · Exterior Lighting“rear taillight on passenger side is cracking just like the previous recall on the tailgate light…”
2026-09-11 · Exterior Lighting“reversing lamp does not work, rear brake lights flicker; dealer could not fix due to lack of parts, i have been waiting over a month still no parts to fix; recall is from oct 29, 2025!…”
2026-08-21 · Electrical System“main cluster display not working. remainder of displays, accessories and truck works as normal…”
2026-07-20 · Electrical System“the forward dash instrument panel is completely out. unable to see miles per hour, charge settings, odometer, cruise control etc. completely blank. …”
2026-06-03 · Suspension“component failed & inspection status: the front-left upper and lower control arms, ball joints, wheel hub assembly, steering knuckle, and front axle shaft have failed. severe environmental corrosion has completely seized and fused the steering knuckle inside the wheel hub. all original failed components are currently intact and are fully available …”
2026-02-17 · Unknown Or Other“vehicle: 2022 ford f-150 lightning pro vin: [xxx] this vehicle is subject to a fire-related battery recall issued by ford motor company. the vehicle has been at an authorized ford dealership (west herr, new york) since december 26 for recall repair. as of today, it has been out of service for 53 days. the dealership has stated that the delay is du…”
2025-11-05 · Exterior Lighting“the rear lightbar assembly on our 2022 ford f-150 lightning lariat has developed micro-cracks in the outer lens, allowing moisture to accumulate inside. this has caused flickering or inoperative reverse lamps and now appears to be impacting the rear passenger blinker, which functions intermittently. we are concerned that the moisture has begun to c…”
2025-10-20 · Exterior Lighting“i own a 2022 ford f-150 lightning lariat (vin [xxx] ). around june 6, 2025, i brought my truck to apple ford shakopee for a scheduled appointment because i noticed moisture collecting inside the rear light bar. the service representative told me ford considers that moisture normal, likely from a car wash, and that it would dry out on its own. at th…”
2025-10-20 · Exterior Lighting“ the light bar on the tailgate that is the brake lights and reverse lights is known to get moisture inside and stop working. it is a known problem with ford as they recalled them 2 years ago and replaced it under warranty. however the replacement part suffers from the same issue. so, my replacement light bar has stopped working, and even…”
2025-10-16 · Exterior Lighting · 38,000 mi“the contact owns a 2022 ford f-150. the contact stated that while reversing, the reverse lights failed to function as intended. the contact exited the vehicle, and someone pointed out that the rear passenger’s side reverse light failed to activate as designed. the contact stated that the rear light bar had failed to function as intended. the vehicl…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.