{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 25V131 (25S18): 2022-2024 F-150 Lightning battery electric",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v131/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V131 (Ford): A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire. Ford's own number: 25S18.",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-150 Lightning Bev, model years 2022 to 2024. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 28 February 2025. 950 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 25S18. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V131 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.” 25V131 Ford Motor Company Electrical System:Propulsion System:Traction Battery 28 February 2025 2022-2024 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV 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. A battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire. Owners are advised to only char",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T19:33:37+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T19:33:37+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 25V131 (25S18): 2022-2024 F-150 Lightning battery electric\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v131/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}