The Ford Motor Company moved to pause production and shipments of its electric Lightning F-150 truck model soon after a battery fire erupted at one of the company’s facilities in Dearborn, Michigan.
the order to stop shipping and producing the model to standard quality control inspections:
The automaker discovered the issue during its “pre-delivery quality inspections,” the outlet’s Joel Feder noted, citing Ford representative Emma Bergg.Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks are shown in production at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on April 26, 2022, in Dearborn, Michigan. The F-150 Lightning celebrated its official launch today at the plant, making it the first full-size all-electric pickup truck to go on sale.
“We believe we have identified the root cause of this issue. By the end of next week, we expect to conclude our investigation and apply what we learn to the truck’s battery production process; this could take a few weeks. We will continue holding already-produced vehicles while we work through engineering and process updates.”
This roadblock comes as Ford struggles to fulfill 200,000 reservations dating back to before December 2021, the Associated Press
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