A First Recall for the Ford F-150 Lightning

Sad to say, but Ford’s announcement that it is recalling, so soon after launch, its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck comes as no shock. The recall is in response to a software problem that can cause the tire pressure monitoring system to function improperly.

The reason for the lack of surprise? Seemingly every new or heavily revised Ford model launched in the past two years or so has been subjected to a quick call-back to the shop to fix some issue or another. We’ve seen it happen with the Explorer, Escape, Bronco Sport, Bronco, Mustang Mach-E and Maverick...

The latest new Ford to launch, the all-electric version of the F-150, is now the latest to be recalled. The problem, fortunately, is not too serious. The software problem could mean the system fails to alert drivers in the event tire pressure drops on one or more tires.

A total of 2,666 F-150 Lightning trucks are being recalled in the United States, and another 220 in Canada.

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