A battery fire in an F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck stored on company property, according to Ford Motor Co., was the cause of a production halt that began early last week.
According to the automaker, the truck was in a holding lot when it caught fire during a pre-delivery quality check and spread to another truck nearby. “We have no reason to believe that F-150 Lightnings that are already in the hands of customers are affected by this issue,” a company spokeswoman said.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the production halt was caused by a fire.
Ford F, -0.31% said Tuesday that it halted production and shipments of its electric pickup truck early last week to investigate a possible battery issue. It announced Wednesday afternoon that it had identified the source of the problem and that production would be suspended until at least the end of next week.
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