Ford F-150 Lightning Recall Reveals Root Cause Of Fire That Stopped Production via insideevs.com
issued a recall for just 18 units of the 2023 model year pickup and now the NHTSA has published the official documents regarding this recall, revealing what caused the fire in the first place.
According to the federal agency, “when the vehicle’s high voltage battery is at a high state of charge, the vehicle could experience an internal short circuit in the battery which could result in a fire,” adding that “Due to production process deviations at the supplier, the cathode aluminum tabs may contact the anode electrode material causing an internal short circuit when the high voltage battery cells are at a high state of charge.
The battery packs were manufactured by SK Battery America in Georgia and fitted to 2023 Ford F-150 Lightnings assembled between January 20 and January 26, 2023. As per the NHTSA, the owners of the affected vehicles will be notified by Ford and directed to a nearby dealer, where the entire battery pack will be replaced free of charge.
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