[Carac]

Must have been something fairly specific, they recalled 18 trucks and are restarting production after 6 weeks of downtime.

 

[Tom E-Tron]

Must have been something fairly specific, they recalled 18 trucks and are restarting production after 6 weeks of downtime.

With battery fails the evidence burn up in the fire, Ford may have ideas of what happened, but the clock is ticking for the next fire. I would guess it will be coming soon.

 

[Carac]

18 sounds like a “Bill was drinking that day“ kinda recall.

 

[Tom E-Tron]

18 sounds like a “Bill was drinking that day“ kinda recall.

GM thought the same thing on Bolt, couldn't be over multiple years, and multiple factories... Yup it was...

 

[azbill]

They found the root cause, an internal battery short. Similar issue as the Bolt.

Ford F-150 Lightning Recall Reveals Root Cause Of Fire That Stopped Production

The NHTSA published several documents yesterday regarding the recall of certain Ford F-150 Lightning pickups that may be fitted with faulty high-voltage battery packs.

insideevs.com

 

[Tom E-Tron]

They found the root cause, an internal battery short. Similar issue as the Bolt.

Ford F-150 Lightning Recall Reveals Root Cause Of Fire That Stopped Production

The NHTSA published several documents yesterday regarding the recall of certain Ford F-150 Lightning pickups that may be fitted with faulty high-voltage battery packs.

insideevs.com

Pouch battery cells are inherently difficult to manufacture, and will likely die off for Auto use, folding the layers perfectly seems to be a problem for all manufacturers.