[Updated with Ford statement 2/15/23] 🛑 Lightning Stop Production / Stop Shipment Issued (due to potential battery issue)

[greenne]

Ford Battery Supplier Says F-150 Lightning Fire ‘Rare Occurence’ - Bloomberg


" “We believe this was a rare occurrence, not a fundamental issue with the technology of the battery cells or our overall manufacturing systems,” SK says in a statement to Bloomberg. “Working with Ford, SK On identified the root cause of the issue and implemented measures of improvement in our processes to address the issue.”

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My guess is someone forgot to screw or fasten something on the battery assembly line. Probably a case of not following procedure or lack of attention to detail...

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[Roy2001]

Ford Battery Supplier Says F-150 Lightning Fire ‘Rare Occurence’ - Bloomberg


" “We believe this was a rare occurrence, not a fundamental issue with the technology of the battery cells or our overall manufacturing systems,” SK says in a statement to Bloomberg. “Working with Ford, SK On identified the root cause of the issue and implemented measures of improvement in our processes to address the issue.”

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My guess is someone forgot to screw or fasten something on the battery assembly line. Probably a case of not following procedure or lack of attention to detail...

When Bolt were on fire, LG also said similarly.

 

[GDN]

Any word on the line resuming ?

 

[greenne]

When Bolt were on fire, LG also said similarly.

The fact that Ford has NOT nitiated a STOP SALE or recall says a lot. I'll worry if they ask people to park outside and/or limit charging.

SK has obviously has moved on and I'm hoping Ford will begin production again soon..

Not getting worked up about it..yet...

 

[TaxmanHog]

Any word on the line resuming ?

I have not seen anything recently, last word indicated 3/6 to pick up where they left off with the 2/6 build week.

I'm curious to see if there will be any window stickers tonight, but that would be for 3/13 build week and that will be occupied by the 2/13 build week recovery, and likewise 3/20 will be used for 2/20, then possibly 3/16 we will see stickers for build week 3/27.

 

[astricklin]

I have not seen anything recently, last word indicated 3/6 to pick up where they left off with the 2/6 build week.

I'm curious to see if there will be any window stickers tonight, but that would be for 3/13 build week and that will be occupied by the 2/13 build week recovery, and likewise 3/20 will be used for 2/20, then possibly 3/16 we will see stickers for build week 3/27.

I'm curious when we will see more schedule adjustments, my build week was 3/13 and it's been changed once to 3/27. I would imagine that it will change again.

 

[abel408]

I'm wondering if the battery fire from September in the SK On factory is related at all: https://thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=4348

Not sure about the timeline of when the battery is constructed, to when the battery is ready to be used in Dearborn. Wondering if some additional "battery cells that were made for testing" made its way into production.

 

[Grumpy2]

I'm wondering if the battery fire from September in the SK On factory is related at all: https://thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=4348

This lack of transparency and conflict can't be good for any of us waiting for fabrication and delivery in the near future.

 

[abel408]

Latest Update: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/02/ford-f-150-lightning-production-restart.html

Production won't resume until March 13th.

 

[davehu]

My Lightning is built but on hold and I follow this forum daily. I am not concerned and think that Ford is being as transparent as possible. After waiting 20 months for delivery I've learned to be patient.

 

[Administrator]

Please continue at:

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...-13-after-pause-for-fire-investigation.14743/

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