Analysis
By model year, Lighting complaints peak with the 2021 model (89, 7% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (3). 113 Lighting complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 62 in the 12 months before — the pace is rising.
Owners most often describe: “daytime running”, “headlight”, “running lights”, “led” and “drl”. 2 of these reports (0.9%) describe a crash or fire, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
8 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 26V373000 (2026-06-09, model years 2018, 2019 and 2020).
Related recalls
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Campaign 26V373000 · 2026-06-09 · Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 20V097. When the headlight switch is turned from "Autolamps" to "Headlamps On," the Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs) may remain fully bright instead of dimming to parking lamps as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment."
Remedy: ,Dealers will reprogram the body control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 17, 2026. Owners may contact customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26C28. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 6, 2026.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE Campaign 25V515000 · 2025-08-08 · Model years: 2022
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 F-150 vehicles that were repaired incorrectly under recalls 22V686 and 23V802. The parking lights may flicker when the headlights are activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Remedy: Dealers will replace the light emitting diode control module and update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 20, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C38.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE Campaign 25V517000 · 2025-08-08 · Model years: 2022
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 F-150 vehicles that were repaired incorrectly under recall 22V686. The parking lights may flicker when the headlights are activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Remedy: Dealers will replace the light emitting diode control module and update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C37.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS Campaign 25V348000 · 2025-05-23 · Model years: 2021
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with the Onboard Scales feature that were repaired incorrectly under recall 24V443. An over-the-air software update to the body control module (BCM) may have disabled both reverse lights.
Remedy: Dealers will update the body control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 27, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S57.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE Campaign 24V682000 · 2024-09-13 · Model years: 2022
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 F-150 vehicles. The parking lights may flicker when the headlights are activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Remedy: Dealers will replace the LED Driver module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 10, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C30. These vehicles were previously recalled for this same issue under 22V-686 and will need to have the new remedy performed.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE Campaign 23V802000 · 2023-11-28 · Model years: 2022
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 F-150 vehicles. The parking lights may flicker when the headlights are activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Remedy: Dealers will update the LED driver module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 19, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C36. Vehicles with high series headlamps previously recalled under recall number 22V-686 that received an incomplete remedy, or have not yet been repaired, will need to have the new remedy completed.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE Campaign 22V686000 · 2022-09-14 · Model years: 2022
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Bronco Sport and 2022 F-150 vehicles. The parking lights may flicker when the headlights are activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Remedy: Dealers will replace the LED Driver module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 29, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22C22.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS Campaign 20V097000 · 2020-02-21 · Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 trucks equipped with high series LED headlamps with Autolamp (On/Off) functionality. The Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) may remain activated instead of dimming to parking lamps when the Master Lighting Switch (MLS) is manually rotated from the "Autolamps" switch position to "Headlamps On." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment."
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the body control module, free of charge. The recall began March 10, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20C03.
Frequently asked questions
How common are Lighting problems on the Ford F-150?
216 of the 5,985 complaints about the Ford F-150 (3.6%) concern Lighting, making it the model's #7 problem area. That share is 2.3× the Lighting share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Ford F-150 model years have the most Lighting complaints?
By model year, Lighting complaints peak with the 2021 model (89, 7% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (3).
Is there a recall for Ford F-150 Lighting problems?
8 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 26V373000 (2026-06-09, model years 2018, 2019 and 2020).