2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 44%of 9 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 10,900miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electrical system of the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV, 44% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,900 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“On August 19, 2026, I was involved in a collision in my 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning after a suspected malfunction involving the automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and/or acceleration controls. Cruise control was on; BlueCruise was not. While on an exit ramp, I heard a loud warning beep, experienced automatic braking, and then felt the truck suddenly accelerate into the vehicle ahead. The unexpected braking and acceleration compromised my ability to control the truck and avoid a collision, putting me and occupants of the other vehicle at risk. …”
NHTSA complaint #11762056, filed 2026-09“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 once every 1,200 miles). Professional collision repair was completed July 7, 2026. Defect recurred after repair. Ford Factory Service Engineer inspection on August 10, 2026 conducted a seven-mile test drive and reported concern not duplicated . …”
NHTSA complaint #11766106, filed 2026-09Related service bulletins
- 11037782Sep 24, 2026Recommended 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…
- 11037419Sep 16, 2026Quality improvements include: -Addresses a bug that may cause updates to fail
- 11037416Sep 16, 2026Quality improvements include: -ePrivacy enhancements
- 11035290Jul 23, 2026Some 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…
- 11031374Apr 7, 202626C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function
- 11030445Mar 13, 2026"26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function"
- 11026884Dec 19, 2025Certain 2025 Model Year F-150 Lightning Vehicles High Voltage Battery (HVB) Module Replacement
- 11025922Nov 22, 2025"Quality improvements include: -Addresses a loss of connectivity caused by a Cellular Domain Service outage"
- 11025900Nov 20, 2025"Quality improvements include: -Updates will improve performance of certain Pro Power Onboard interactions -Resolves SiriusXM disk memory usage"
- 11025834Nov 18, 2025"Quality improvements include: -Enhanced FordPass connectivity"
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning BEV
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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