--- title: "Ford F-150 Lightning production resumes with battery issue solved" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/ford-f-150-lightning-production-resumes-with-battery-issue-solved/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Tim Esterdahl" published: "2023-03-08T14:00:39+00:00" modified: "2025-07-23T15:12:22+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/REVC_3.jpeg" --- # Ford F-150 Lightning production resumes with battery issue solved By Tim Esterdahl Published: 2023-03-08T14:00:39+00:00 Updated: 2025-07-23T15:12:22+00:00 ![Featured image]() The Ford F-150 Lightning production was [halted due to a battery fire]() sending shockwaves on the internet. This issue looks to be fixed and production will begin again on March 13, 2023. The [fire and production stoppage]() occurred on February 4, 2023, on a Ford holding lot while the truck was going through final inspection. ## **Ford F-150 Lightning production restarts** With the battery issue solved working with supplier SK Innovation, the Ford F-150 Lightning is back in production. “In the weeks ahead, we will continue to apply our learnings and work with SK On’s team to ensure we continue delivering high-quality battery packs – down to the battery cells. As REVC ramps up production, we will continue holding already-produced vehicles while we work through engineering and parts updates,” Ford said in a statement to [CNBC](). Ford declined to go into details on what caused the battery fire according to CNBC. ## **The bottom line** Resuming production is good news for Ford and Ford Lightning reservation holders. Ford said in January 2022 it was aiming to ramp up production to build 150,000 Lightning trucks annually. A recent sales report that Ford public relations shared said through February of 2023, they have built 3,600 trucks — which means they have a long way to go. ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/ford-f-150-lightning-production-resumes-with-battery-issue-solved/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/ford-f-150-lightning-production-resumes-with-battery-issue-solved/" }, "author": { "name": "Tim Esterdahl", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/82b06f99329f69a069a5ab6caed18593" }, "headline": "Ford F-150 Lightning production resumes with battery issue solved", "datePublished": "2023-03-08T14:00:39+00:00", "dateModified": "2025-07-23T15:12:22+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/ford-f-150-lightning-production-resumes-with-battery-issue-solved/" }, "wordCount": 213, "commentCount": 0, "publisher": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#organization" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/ford-f-150-lightning-production-resumes-with-battery-issue-solved/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/REVC_3.jpeg", "keywords": [ "Ford F-150 Lightning production", "ford lightning assembly", "Ford Lightning battery fire" ], "articleSection": [ "News" ], "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "CommentAction", "name": "Comment", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/ford-f-150-lightning-production-resumes-with-battery-issue-solved/#respond" ] } ] }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/ford-f-150-lightning-production-resumes-with-battery-issue-solved/", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/ford-f-150-lightning-production-resumes-with-battery-issue-solved/", "name": "Ford F-150 Lightning production resumes with battery issue solved", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#website" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/ford-f-150-lightning-production-resumes-with-battery-issue-solved/#primaryimage" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2023/03/ford-f-150-lightning-production-resumes-with-battery-issue-solved/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/REVC_3.jpeg", "datePublished": "2023-03-08T14:00:39+00:00", "dateModified": "2025-07-23T15:12:22+00:00", "description": "The Ford F-150 Lightning production was halted due to a battery fire sending shockwaves on the internet. 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