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2022 Ford F-150 lighting problems

The 2022 Ford F-150 has 58 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

58

Lighting complaints

8%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

5

Related recalls

Lighting complaints by year

F-150 lighting complaints by model year99 complaints1978: 1 complaints1980: 1 complaints1984: 1 complaints1988: 1 complaints1990: 3 complaints1992: 5 complaints1993: 12 complaints1994: 9 complaints1995: 9 complaints1996: 5 complaints1997: 60 complaints1998: 30 complaints1999: 25 complaints2000: 30 complaints2001: 13 complaints2002: 14 complaints2003: 11 complaints2004: 17 complaints2005: 8 complaints2006: 13 complaints2007: 4 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 13 complaints2010: 32 complaints2011: 30 complaints2012: 10 complaints2013: 16 complaints2014: 8 complaints2015: 18 complaints2016: 14 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 20 complaints2019: 12 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 99 complaints2022: 58 complaints2023: 21 complaints2024: 47 complaints2025: 6 complaints
F-150 lighting complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

25V515000LightingAugust 8, 2025 · 2,361 units

Defect

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."

Consequence

Flickering parking lights can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

25V517000LightingAugust 8, 2025 · 1,278 units

Defect

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."

Consequence

Flickering parking lights can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

24V682000LightingSeptember 13, 2024 · 16,543 units

Defect

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."

Consequence

Flickering parking lights can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

23V802000LightingNovember 28, 2023 · 18,527 units

Defect

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."

Consequence

Flickering parking lights can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

22V686000LightingSeptember 14, 2022 · 86,050 units

Defect

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."

Consequence

Flickering parking lights can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

What owners report

“Day time running lights have burned out which the only way to fix this problem is to replace them at over 2800.00 per light. There are hundreds of forums stating that the Daytime running lights stop working and there is no financially feasible fix without complete headlight replacement. This is a…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · September 1, 2025

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 2022 Ford F-150 have?

NHTSA has 58 complaints about the 2022 Ford F-150 lighting — 8% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2022 Ford F-150 lighting?

Yes — 5 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the lighting: 22V686000, 23V802000, 24V682000, 25V515000, 25V517000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.