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Ford recalling 18 F-150 Lightning electric pickups after battery fire

Ford is recalling 18 F-150 Lightnings to address a problem with their battery packs that prompted production of the electric pickup to be idled for more than a month.

The automaker was set to resume building the full-size trucks on Monday.

Ford became aware of the issue with the pack when a truck parked in a holding lot at the Dearborn, Michigan, factory prior to shipment caught fire on Feb. 4.

The cause was identified as a manufacturing defect that has since been resolved.

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FILE - The truck cab is lowered on the frame of Ford Motor Co. battery powered F-150 Lightning trucks under production at their Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan on Sept. 20, 2022. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

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The F-150 Lightning's battery cells are supplied by from a factory in Georgia operated by SK On.

"Production is on track to resume Monday with clean stock of battery packs," a Ford Spokeswoman said.

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Eighteen affected trucks had made it to dealers and customers prior to the suspension of production and shipments and their battery packs will be replaced with new ones under recall.

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The F-150 Lightning Platinum is pictured in a media image. (Credit: Ford)

Ford did not say how many undelivered trucks required the repair.

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Ford sold 3,600 F-150 Lightnings in January and February and is aiming to ramp up production to a 150,000 annual rate by the end of 2023.

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