Automaker Ford has recalled eighteen of its electric F-150 Lightning trucks due to a risk of battery failure. Production of the vehicles was paused for weeks after a battery caught fire, but will resume on Monday, according to the manufacturer.
“Production will resume on Monday with a clean supply of batteries,” Ford said in a statement that The Verge and Reuters , among others , write about. The recall of the eighteen F-150 trucks is expected to be published next week. According to the manufacturer, the ‘main cause’ of the problem was at a factory of South Korean battery manufacturer SK On in Georgia, but no more information was given.
The 18 trucks being recalled would contain battery cells from a four-week production run that began late last year. The battery that caught fire during an inspection on February 4 was part of this production period. However, according to SK On, the defect is very rare and not a “fundamental problem.” Ford says it will replace the batteries of these eighteen trucks just to be on the safe side, despite no further battery incidents being reported.
The F-150 Lightning has been in production for about a year and Ford has been selling the truck for a while. It is the electric version of Ford’s main model for the American market. The F-150 has been one of the best-selling car models in the country for decades.
