Ford F-150 Lightning 2022–2025

Summary

4 model years in 1 generation, 245 owner complaints in total.
No model year stands out as the most complained-about of its generation.
These are complaint counts, not failure rates: they are not divided by how many cars were sold, because no public source reports U.S. sales by model year.
Half of the complaints that give a mileage were filed by 12,000 miles (23 of them give one).
Owners reported 21 crashes, 4 fires, 7 injuries and 0 deaths across these model years.
15 recalls and 0 federal investigations cover these model years.

2022–2025

Each year is counted over the same span: complaints received up to two calendar years after its model year. A year is compared only when that span is over and it holds at least 50 complaints. Fewer than three years of this generation are comparable, so no year is named.

Model year	All complaints	First three years	Most reported system	Note
2022	92	63	Electrical System
2023	113	89	Electrical System
2024	31	31	Brakes	not compared
2025	9	9	Driver Assistance	not compared

Every model year

A model year gets its own page when four sources cover it, it holds at least 50 complaints, and it either compares with the other years of its generation or shows one system in 40% or more of the complaints that name a component. The rest are listed here with their figures.

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Bulletins	Combined MPG	Page
2022	92	9	109	—	yes
2023	113	11	93	—	yes
2024	31	4	45	—	listed here
2025	9	3	18	—	listed here

What owners report across all years

System	Complaints	Share	Median mileage
Electrical System	108	48%	10,800 mi
Lighting	62	28%	28,000 mi
Powertrain	36	16%	2,300 mi
Driver Assistance	35	16%	10,000 mi
Accelerator & Cruise Control	34	15%	15,002 mi

Shares are over complaints that name a component; a complaint naming several systems is counted under each.

Electrical System

Owner report The high-voltage battery in my Ford F-150 Lightning is exhibiting significant degradation and erratic power availability. The vehicle will no longer charge above approximately 60% state of charge. Upon startup, available power can suddenly drop from 100% to approximately 50%, and the indicated available power continues…

Owner report Our 2025 Ford Lightning has experienced multiple instances of low-speed unintended acceleration. On May 26, 2026, while coasting into a parking spot on a slight incline, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and caused a collision. The defect has occurred approximately six times over 7,300 miles of operation (approximately …

Lighting

Owner report 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning with 42,220 mi. The rear light bar has formed a crack which will allow moisture intrusion (photo attached). This is the same condition named in recall 25SB6 (NHTSA 25V731) and predecessor 23S30 (NHTSA 23V418): water droplets in the lightbar outer lens, which can cause inoperative or flickering…

Owner report Rear taillight on passenger side is cracking just like the previous recall on the tailgate light

Powertrain

Owner report On August 20, 2026, while driving my 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning, the vehicle suffered a sudden, complete, and catastrophic loss of propulsion. The truck stopped abruptly while in motion on an active roadway. This immediate loss of power created an extremely hazardous situation, exposing myself, my passengers, and oncomi…

Owner report Following a software update by Ford in the past 6-8 months, upon start-up my vehicle asks me which drive mode I wish to be in but then after 15-45 seconds "forgets" my answer and changes drive modes. This results in regenerative braking being disabled, at random, in the middle of a drive. This is a major safety issue, …

Largest recalls

Campaign	Component	Filed	Vehicles
25V863000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL	2025-12-12	272,645
25V341000	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT	2025-05-23	29,501
23V418000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING	2023-06-09	16,375
25V731000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING	2025-10-24	14,843
24V949000	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT	2024-12-19	11,922

Whether a recall has been done on a specific car depends on its VIN; check it at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Open investigations

None open.

Service bulletins

Ford issued 265 service bulletins covering these model years, most often about unknown or other.

A bulletin tells dealers how to fix a known condition. It is not a recall and not a defect finding. Most bulletins cover several model years at once, so a bulletin listed here may not be specific to one year. The number of bulletins tracks how long and how widely a model was sold, so it is not a measure of reliability.

Date	Component	Summary
2026-09-24	FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL	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
2026-09-16	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	Quality improvements include: -ePrivacy enhancements
2026-09-16	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	Quality improvements include: -Addresses a bug that may cause updates to fail
2026-08-13	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	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 le…
2026-08-11	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	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
2026-07-23	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	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…
2026-07-06	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	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) Sof…
2026-06-12	SERVICE BRAKES	26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function
2026-06-12	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	Quality improvements include: -Privacy robustness updates -Restores the Auto Hold toggle in the controls menu
2026-05-19	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	Quality improvements include: - Telematics Control Unit update to enhance connected features

How to read this page

Complaint counts are not failure rates. A model that sells more cars draws more complaints, and owners file more after news coverage or a recall. That is why years are compared only with other years of the same generation, over the same span, and never with other models.

Sources

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation: complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications (data as of 2026-10-28).
U.S. EPA / DOE fueleconomy.gov: engines and fuel economy.

This page summarises public records; it is not a mechanical inspection.