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2025 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BEV — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 2249275 · 2026-09-22

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150 LIGHTNING BEV
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

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". The vehicle's EDR (Event Data Recorder) failed to reliably document the collision event, recording a timestamp 1 hour 19 minutes after the actual collision occurred (NHTSA requires ±3 millisecond timing accuracy). The vehicle is unsafe and cannot be reliably driven. The defect occurs in a pattern that cannot be detected by brief test drives and poses an ongoing risk to occupants and the public.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11766106
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown