{"id":"2022_ford_f_150_lightning","make":"Ford","make_slug":"ford","model":"F-150 Lightning","model_slug":"f-150-lightning","year":2022,"url":"/ford/f-150-lightning/2022/","pts":["bev"],"configs":[{"id":45317,"model":"F-150 Lightning 4WD Extended Range","pt":"bev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":78,"hwy":63,"comb":70,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":47.9143,"range":320,"range_city":350,"range_hwy":283,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":10.1,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"210 and 210 kW AC PMSM","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1100,"save_spend":5750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FMX","modified":"Tue May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2022"},{"id":45318,"model":"F-150 Lightning 4WD","pt":"bev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":76,"hwy":61,"comb":68,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":49.3643,"range":230,"range_city":253,"range_hwy":202,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":11.9,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"358 and 358 kW AC PMSM","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1100,"save_spend":5750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FMX","modified":"Tue May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2022"},{"id":45316,"model":"F-150 Lightning Platinum 4WD","pt":"bev","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":73,"hwy":60,"comb":66,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":50.7071,"range":300,"range_city":326,"range_hwy":268,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":9.3,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"210 and 210 kW AC PMSM","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":1150,"save_spend":5500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"FMX","modified":"Tue May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2022"}],"vclass":"Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD","segment":"Pickup truck","recalls":[{"campaign":"25V863000","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2025-12-12","owner_notified":"2026-02-03","units":272645,"summary":"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.\"","consequence":"A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"25C69","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V731000","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2025-10-24","owner_notified":"2026-06-03","units":14843,"summary":"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.","consequence":"Inoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other driver's that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"25SB6","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":["bev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V340000","component":"TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2025-05-23","owner_notified":"2025-06-27","units":197,"summary":"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.\"","consequence":"Low tire pressure can lead to poor vehicle handling and a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"25C20","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V313000","component":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2025-05-09","owner_notified":"2025-06-18","units":6,"summary":"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.\"","consequence":"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.","remedy":"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.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"25C15","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V272000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2025-04-23","owner_notified":"2025-05-21","units":3,"summary":"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.","consequence":"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.","remedy":"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.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"24S11","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"25V131000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2025-02-28","owner_notified":"2025-06-27","units":950,"summary":"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.","consequence":"A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.","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.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"25S18","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"23V801000","component":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2023-11-28","owner_notified":"2023-12-21","units":5118,"summary":"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.\"","consequence":"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.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"23C38","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V418000","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2023-06-09","owner_notified":"2023-10-09","units":16375,"summary":"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.","consequence":"Inoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other driver's that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"23S30","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V453000","component":"TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2022-06-24","owner_notified":"2022-07-20","units":2666,"summary":"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.\"","consequence":"Low tire pressure can lead to poor vehicle handling and a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"22C15","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":9,"critical_count":2,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":35,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":90,"crash":4,"fire":0,"injured":2,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",36],["Exterior Lighting",32],["Forward Collision Avoidance",16],["Power Train",13],["Vehicle Speed Control",10],["Unspecified",8]],"by_year":{"2022":8,"2023":31,"2024":24,"2025":22,"2026":5},"excerpts":[["2023-05-26","Vehicle Speed Control","The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at a slow speed around the parking lot, the contact accidentally depressed the cruise control button, causing the vehicle to accelerate quickly to 15 MPH. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact depressed the brake pedal to st\u2026"],["2023-05-16","Structure","After opening hood (front trunk) electronically, the hood will not close after pushing electrical actuation button. The hood sometimes only opens partially after pushing the button on the front edge of the grill. The hood can be difficult to latch after malfunction of the electronic open/close mechanism. The emergency \u2026"],["2023-05-09","Electrical System","Water seeps into brake lightbar in tailgate and shorts the light. The light bar now does light at all during braking or normal operation. This seems to be a known issue amongst forum contributors, some which have had 3+ light bars replaced. Seems to be an awful design choice but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s affecting the safety of travelers\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":133,"headline":{"range":320,"mpg":null,"ncap":null,"complaints":90},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}