Ford reportedly issues stop-build for F-150 Lightning due to battery issue

Production for the Ford F-150 Lightning is currently on pause due to a stop-build and stop-ship order issued by Ford, Motor Authority reported today.

The exact cause of the pause isn’t clear yet, but a Ford spokesperson told Motor Authority that the orders were given “due to a potential battery issue.” We have reached out to Ford with questions to ascertain additional information, and will update when we hear back.

As of now, the Ford spokesperson has only said that the “issue” was identified during Ford’s pre-delivery quality inspections. Additionally, Motor Authority reports that there is no stop-sale order for already-built Lightnings sitting on dealer lots, leaving those models clear for delivery to customers.

Ford didn’t provide a timeline for the lifting of the stop-build order, but The Detroit Free Press reported that the plant building F-150 Lightnings has been shut down “since last week.” All the spokesperson said regarding timing for getting the plant back running is that the engineering team is currently working on “establishing the root cause of the potential issue.”