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Exterior lightingPart report

2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
6%of 31 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV, 6% of the 31 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Condensation in 2024 Ford Lightning Tailgate light bar consistent with 2022 and 2023 model recall. For Reference - The Ford F-150 Lightning recall related to the rear light bar is 23S30, which is also NHTSA Recall No. 23V-418.”

NHTSA complaint #11680067, filed 2025-08

“While driving on a surface road in Columbia, MD at approximately 40 mph, the dash display of the 2024 Ford Lightning Flash went completely blank, leaving no indication of vehicle speed, battery percentage, battery temp, motor temp, cruise control status etc. Zero information was displayed, and the dash was completely cold and dark. This failure, while traveling at speed, represents a gross safety hazard, especially because the same LCD displays automatic emergency braking informaion etc. Immediately, I was able to pull over, and establish an OBD-2 connection to the ECM, and pull error logs. …”

NHTSA complaint #11734282, filed 2026-04

Related service bulletins

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202426%
20232623%
20223437%

Other parts of the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV

Other or unknown
14 complaints
Brakes
8 complaints
Electrical system
8 complaints
Vehicle speed control
6 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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