I’m confused but not surprised. It clearly says on the current build site that it is included but I see photos of the flash with a coin holder.
At one point I called Ford asking how would someone about to order a 2024 F-150 Lightning Flash make sure they were going to get the integrated trailer brake controller. The first person who answered could not answer so they put me on hold for 10 minutes or so as they transferred me to someone they said would know. That person talked to me for a while, then made it clear she had no idea what an F-150 Lightning Flash was. She asked: "is this a battery electric vehicle?". She was going to put me on hold while she supposedly transferred me to someone she said would know. I said thanks but no thanks, goodbye.
The build page for the Flash clearly shows this as part of the Tow Technology Package:I bought a Flash a month ago. I thought a trailer brake controller was included with the Tow Technology package. I assumed Tow Technology was standard equipment on a Flash.
When I was shopping, I never thought to look for the trailer brake controller listed as a separate item on a window sticker or on the Ford.com website.
Here is how it looks on my window sticker:
When I go onto Ford.com and look for info I can't find any page that states the trailer brake controller comes with the Tow Technology package. I found a page entitled: "2024 F-150 Lightning® Towing and Hauling", which states:
"The available Max Trailer Tow Package increases maximum total combined weight (GCWR) and battery and motor cooling capacities, as well as adding a Trailer Brake Controller that lets you adjust the amount of power sent to the trailer brakes right from the center console."
I guess I ended up with a Flash with a trailer brake controller not because I understood what I was doing when I was shopping, but by accident when I decided any Lightning I would buy must have the Max Tow package.
This is a key frustration with Ford. You think you're getting something because that is exactly what was advertised on their site, but then nope, the site is wrong. Well in my book, that is false advertising.So after hours of searching it appears that they have indeed made it part of the max tow package. Currently, the build and buy feature on their site clearly states it is one of 7 things included with the tow technology package. It also does not list it as included with the max tow package. However if you do a deep dive into their tow guide (and know how to interpret it) it shows that it is only included with the max tow package. Interestingly, the tow guide makes it look like there are other things missing if you don’t order both. I really wish that the people packaging these vehicles actually used them and had some understanding of how people use their vehicles.
