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

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

A Ford spokeswoman declined to reveal what number of vehicles Ford has in holding that will have the difficulty. 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’ve got been holding.”

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

Ford beforehand declined to reveal particulars of the difficulty that brought on the car to catch hearth or of the applied answer. Extra particulars ought to be out there when the Nationwide Freeway Transportation Administration formally points the recall discover.

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

The automaker reiterated Friday that manufacturing of the F-150 Lightning is about to renew Monday at one in all its Michigan crops.

The F-150 Lightning is being carefully watched by buyers, because it’s the primary mainstream electrical pickup truck available on the market 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 had been positioned previous to Ford quickly closing the method to try to align manufacturing with anticipated demand.

Ford has bought fewer than 20,000 of the all-electric vehicles thus far.