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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Electric
Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD
3 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
F
Safety Signal
35 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
Recalls2 critical9
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA90
Crash ratingNHTSA overall—
EV rangebest configuration, EPA320 mi
2025202420232022

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning is sold in the U.S. as a electric pickup truck with 3 EPA-rated configurations. Its longest-range version, the F-150 Lightning 4WD Extended Range, is EPA-rated at 320 miles with 70 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for this model year, 2 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of F. Owners have filed 90 complaints, most often about the electrical system.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombRangekWh/100miCharge (240V)Annual fuel*
F-150 Lightning 4WD Extended RangeElectricAWD210 and 210 kW AC PMSM786370 MPGe320 mi47.910.1 h$1,100
F-150 Lightning 4WDElectricAWD358 and 358 kW AC PMSM766168 MPGe230 mi49.411.9 h$1,100
F-150 Lightning Platinum 4WDElectricAWD210 and 210 kW AC PMSM736066 MPGe300 mi50.79.3 h$1,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 45317, 45318, 45316.

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Recalls (9)

Source: NHTSA recall database
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Power Train

25C69
272,645 vehicles
ProblemFord 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."RiskA loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.FixThe 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V863000reported Dec 12, 2025Ford Motor Company
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Exterior Lighting

25SB6
14,843 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskInoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other driver's that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V731000reported Oct 24, 2025Ford Motor Company
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Tires

25C20
197 vehicles
ProblemFord 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."RiskLow tire pressure can lead to poor vehicle handling and a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V340000reported May 23, 2025Ford Motor Company
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Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

25C15
6 vehicles
ProblemFord 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."RiskFailure 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.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V313000reported May 9, 2025Ford Motor Company
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Electrical System

24S11
3 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskElectrical arcing increases the risk of a fire. In addition, a loss of drive power may occur, which can increase the risk of a crash.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V272000reported Apr 23, 2025Ford Motor Company
!critical

Electrical System

25S18
950 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskA battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.FixOwners 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.
NHTSA campaign 25V131000reported Feb 28, 2025Ford Motor Company
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Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

23C38
5,118 vehicles
ProblemFord 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."RiskFailure 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.FixThe 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.
NHTSA campaign 23V801000reported Nov 28, 2023Ford Motor Company
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Exterior Lighting

23S30
16,375 vehicles
ProblemFord 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.RiskInoperative or flickering reverse lights may not alert other driver's that the vehicle is reversing, increasing the risk of injury or crash.FixDealers 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.
NHTSA campaign 23V418000reported Jun 9, 2023Ford Motor Company
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Tires

22C15
2,666 vehicles
ProblemFord 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."RiskLow tire pressure can lead to poor vehicle handling and a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.FixThe 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.
NHTSA campaign 22V453000reported Jun 24, 2022Ford Motor Company

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed

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

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
90complaints filed

4 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 2 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2022: 8 · 2023: 31 · 2024: 24 · 2025: 22 · 2026: 5

Most-cited components

Electrical System36
Exterior Lighting32
Forward Collision Avoidance16
Power Train13
Vehicle Speed Control10
Unspecified8

What owners describe

“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…”May 26, 2023 · Vehicle Speed Control · NHTSA owner report
“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 …”May 16, 2023 · Structure · NHTSA owner report
“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’s affecting the safety of travelers…”May 9, 2023 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other F-150 Lightning model years

C

2025 Ford F-150 Lightning

3 recalls · 7 complaints

D

2024 Ford F-150 Lightning

4 recalls · 30 complaints

F

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning

11 recalls · 107 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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