Ford Extends F-150 Lightning Production Pause For Another Week via insideevs.com
Ford has extended the production pause at its F-150 Lightning plant for an additional week following a battery issue that has resulted in one electric pickup truck catching fire early this month.Ford said it expected vehicle assembly to be down through at least the work week ending February 24Now it seems that may take a while longer, as the automaker has issued a press statement on February 24 announcing that production is suspended for another week, from February 27 through March 3.
The company said its engineers found no evidence of a charging fault. Ford also said it is not aware of any incidents of this issue in vehicles that have been already shipped to customers and dealers. However, that doesn't necessarily mean othervehicles aren't affected; it's just that there are no reports of similar incidents yet.
Neither Ford nor SK have publicly revealed the exact issue that caused an F-150 Lightning to catch fire in a holding lot on February 4 in Michigan. Unless SK made a change in its production processes around that date, the issue may also impact battery packs built after the one that caught fire. We'll keep you posted on any new developments.
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