{"id":305196,"date":"2025-06-05T05:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=305196"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:28:31","slug":"ford-recalls-30000-f-150-lightning-pickups-over-suspension-defect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ford-recalls-30000-f-150-lightning-pickups-over-suspension-defect\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford recalls 30,000 F-150 Lightning pickups over suspension defect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ford is recalling a total of 29,501 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/ford-f-150-lightning-reclaims-title-as-best-selling-electric-pickup-in-u-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"F-150 Lightning electric pickups\">F-150 Lightning electric pickups<\/a> from the 2024 and 2025 model years due to a suspension issue that could potentially lead to a loss of control while driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recall affects <strong>20,528 vehicles from the 2024 model year and 8,973 units from 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a notification sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the problem centers on an improperly torqued nut on the front upper control arm&#8217;s ball joint, which may cause the arm to separate from the knuckle assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ford is recalling nearly 30,000 F-150 Lightning EV pickups <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EBKKFGg6At\">https:\/\/t.co\/EBKKFGg6At<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EVPeteJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EVPeteJohnson<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Electrek.co (@ElectrekCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElectrekCo\/status\/1929619294389776779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F-150 Lightning remains top-selling electric pickup despite recent recall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of mid-May, Ford has only been aware of a single incident related to the defect, where a 2024 model was towed to a dealership after the front wheel failed while driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The automaker estimates that only about 1% of the recalled vehicles may have this defect, meaning that most owners do not face immediate risk. Nonetheless, drivers should remain vigilant; any unusual &#8220;clunk or rattle noise&#8221; from the suspension could indicate a loose or missing ball joint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Owners of affected vehicles will be formally notified via mail, with letters expected to arrive around June 9. They will be advised to take their trucks to a dealership for a thorough inspection. If necessary, Ford dealers will replace the defective knuckle and nut free of charge to ensure the vehicle&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The 2025 Ford F-150\u00ae Lightning\u00ae Flash\u2122 Model | F-150, Electrified\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i8iTjYjZfY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this recall, the Ford F-150 Lightning continues to dominate as America&#8217;s best-selling electric pickup, reclaiming its title in early 2023 after being temporarily outpaced by the Tesla Cybertruck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2025 model boasts enhanced charging features, an improved BlueCruise system, and a striking new &#8220;Dark Elements&#8221; design package, starting at $62,995 with a range of 240 miles. Upgrading to the Flash trim offers even more features, including a longer range of 320 miles at a starting price of $67,995.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ford is recalling a total of 29,501 F-150 Lightning electric pickups from the 2024 and 2025 model years due to a suspension issue that could potentially lead to a loss of control while driving. The recall affects 20,528 vehicles from the 2024 model year and 8,973 units from 2025. According to a notification sent to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/ford-recalls-30000-f-150-lightning-pickups-over-suspension-defect\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ford recalls 30,000 F-150 Lightning pickups over suspension defect&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":296909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8319,8826],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-305196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ev","tag-ford","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305196"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305215,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305196\/revisions\/305215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305196"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=305196"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=305196"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=305196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}