Ford Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over 2024 F-150 Lightning Trucks Missing Advertised Forward Sensing Safety System

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Ford faces a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the 2024 F-150 Lightning is not equipped with a forward sensing safety system as advertised, and argues that the automaker’s “paltry” $100 refund falls well short of the cost to install the allegedly missing feature.

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The 30-page complaint contends that Ford’s misrepresentation of the F-150 Lightning’s forward safety system, which utilizes sensors to detect nearby objects while moving at slow speeds, such as while parking, has “placed consumers’ lives and well-being in jeopardy,” as they believed their trucks came equipped with a feature “Ford knew they did not possess.”

Further, the filing argues that consumers have not been offered adequate compensation from Ford after learning their vehicles, contrary to window sticker representations, did not come with the expected safety features as advertised. Had Ford disclosed that the vehicles at issue did not come equipped with a forward sensing system, consumers would not have purchased the trucks, or would have paid less for them, the suit states.

“Not only did Defendant misrepresent the fact that Class Vehicles did not possess this feature, but it has also been unwilling to provide adequate compensation to aggrieved consumers,” the lawsuit summarizes.

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In March 2025, Ford began to inform consumers—after receiving several complaints—that the Monroney sticker on thousands of 2024 F-150 Lightning models was misprinted and not fully updated. The case contends that the remedy offered by Ford the following month, a $100 payout, is far less than the cost to actually install the sensor system.

In its letter to drivers, Ford “admits that it misrepresented to customers that it equipped the Class Vehicles” with the forward sensing system, the filing reads.

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Per the complaint, F-150 Lightning drivers have asked Ford to properly remedy the problem, but the automaker has failed to do so.

“Owners and lessees of the Class Vehicles have communicated with Defendant and their agents to request that they provide an adequate remedy, equaling at least the cost of installing an aftermarket forward sensing system, at Defendant’s expense,” the case relays. “Defendant has failed and refused to do so, suggesting to owners and lessees that the misrepresentation was an inconsequential ‘misprint.’”

The plaintiff, a California resident, purchased a new 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning in October 2024 and made his purchasing decision based on comprehensive research, the lawsuit explains. The plaintiff’s research included a specific interest in enhanced safety components, as he “purchased a variety of additional features and was particularly concerned and persuaded by the vehicle containing all of the safety features he wanted and paid for, including the Forward Sensing System,” according to the complaint.

Upon receiving the correspondence from Ford in April of last year and the $100 reimbursement, the plaintiff submitted a request to Ford to cover the cost of the installation as his vehicle was still under warranty, but the automaker refused to do so, the lawsuit shares.

“[Ford] knew that Class Vehicles suffered from the Defect and that the Defect would continue to pose safety risks after the warranties purportedly expired, yet failed to disclose the Defect to Plaintiff and the other Class Members while continuing to market Class Vehicles as safe and reliable,” the case alleges.

The Ford F-150 Lightning class action lawsuit looks to cover all current and former owners and lessees of a 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning in the United States.  

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