DETROIT – Ford Motor is recalling 18 electrical F-150 Lightning pickups that the corporate has recognized as doubtlessly having a battery cell defect that triggered a truck to catch hearth final month.

The Detroit automaker mentioned Friday the small recall is for automobiles that have been already delivered to clients and sellers. They have been assembled with improperly produced battery cells that have been constructed over a four-week interval at a Georgia plant from provider SK On.

A Ford spokeswoman declined to reveal what number of vans Ford has in holding that will have the problem. She mentioned the corporate is “making use of high quality actions to already-produced automobiles with batteries constructed on this four-week window which we have now been holding.”

The hearth occurred Feb. 4 in a holding lot throughout a pre-delivery high quality examine whereas the automobile was charging. Ford suspended manufacturing of the automobiles and issued a stop-shipment to sellers.

Ford beforehand declined to reveal particulars of the problem that triggered the automobile to catch hearth or of the carried out resolution. Further particulars needs to be obtainable when the Nationwide Freeway Transportation Administration formally points the recall discover.

Ford mentioned it isn’t conscious of any studies of accident or harm associated to the battery difficulty or recall.

The automaker reiterated Friday that manufacturing of the F-150 Lightning is ready to renew Monday at certainly one of its Michigan vegetation.

The F-150 Lightning is being intently watched by buyers, because it’s the primary mainstream electrical pickup truck in the marketplace and a significant launch for Ford. 

Ford initially opened buyer reservations for the F-150 Lightning when it was revealed in Might 2021. Greater than 200,000 reservations have been positioned previous to Ford briefly closing the method to aim to align manufacturing with anticipated demand.

Ford has offered fewer than 20,000 of the all-electric vans to this point.