Exterior Lighting Problems of Ford F-150 - part 2

Bostonma2266united states1/1/2026"are led manufacturers trying to destroy my country, or pushing the slightly less nefarious agenda of stimulating auto-wreck insurance companies and lens crafters? it's unbelievable how so many people keep wanting to go back down an old, broken road. ".

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Minneapolismn55428united states1/1/2026"digital light (led) and sound are unhealthy. I have been reffering to it as fake light and sound for years now. Get ahold of robert f kennedy and have him include this in his maha research".

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Danvilleva24543-0062united states1/1/2026"these lights are extremely blinding and have been the specific cause of several near accidents by a friend when I was a passenger. They should be outlawed outright. Period. Jerk drivers nowadays don't bother to dim them either. They should also force manufacturers to put all of them at the same height from the road, most especially those huge pickups that jerks drive to make themselves proud and better than everyone else, that have billion candlepower headlights blasting in your rear view mirrors that blinds everything, the road, your dashboard, your windshield, the interior of your car, as well as in the front of your face. Respectfully submitted, except for the jerk idiots who don't dim their lights even when the low lights are too bright to start with. [xxx] [xxx] danville, va" information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Brooklynny11202united states12/31/2025"this is a major issue in safe driving for all ages. ".

Bostonva22713united states12/31/2025"[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Warrentonva20186united states[xxx]"I can barely see anything I always think people have there high beams on and it’s even worse for my gf she needs glasses and can see very well and these lights or worse reflecting off her glasses. They need to change these type of lights they have on new cars and make it illegal for people to change there lights as well" information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The headlights are incredibly bright and I get many complaints about how bright they are.

Led headlights from multiple oncoming vehicles have shined very brightly in my eyes that I've almost gone off the road more than a couple times. They don't need to be so bright! and I don't think a lot of drivers who have them really care how it affects other drivers.

Headlights are too high, too bright, and 5000k+ color, which has been documented to upset circadian rhythms in most, and causes agitation, or even seizures, in a small percentage of the population.

Flower moundtx75028united states12/30/2025"I cannot tell if people’s brights are on or if it’s their headlights. I am [xxx] and have perfect vision yet go blind every night I drive after sundown. " information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Nj8107united states[xxx]"so sick of almost getting into accidents at nighttime because of these. Why is something like that now just a casual thing??" information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Headlights are too bright and blinding making it difficult to drive safely especially at night. Not kind fo eyes like headlights in the past. Please get rid of these and return to previous ones that allowed for safe and healthy driving.

Kohlerwi53044united states[xxx]"something needs to be done about this issue. It has only been getting worse over the years. There are also people now replacing more of their old headlights with these leds with out purchasing and replacing the reflectors; without replacing those they actually turn out to be worse than the headlights on these new vehicles that are just as bad or worse. Need to get recalls out on these newer vehicles. Own a car that is almost not possible to drive at night due to this issue. Have almost been in an accident every week being on second shift due to this issue. It is now getting so bad with these newer vehicles to the point we are even having issues driving a fullsize truck at night which has never happened to us in our 15 years of driving. The brights are also an issue as well cause of people not being able to shut them off while driving past you or passing. Please do something about this already. It really is out of hand. " information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

San joseca95129united states12/29/2025"I find the bright lights unacceptable & have to divert my eyes which can be very dangerous. And to add to the problem too many drive with their brights on when not necessary".

Mountain houseca95391united states[xxx]"whether its someone coming towards you, or someone right behind you, they still blind you and are a nuisance to everyone. " information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Lancasternh3584united states[xxx]"I keep saying why do people need to see up a raccoons a_ _ a mile away. They are blinding me. When someone goes by me at night with led lights I am blinded. It is not a good feeling when you are wondering if you are still in your lane because you can't see anything other than extremely bright lights. They need to be banned. I never had problems driving and still don't with regular lights they don't bother me but the leds are horrible. Please get rid of them. " information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Blinding led headlights from this vehicle around 5:45pm on way to grocery store. Height of headlamps above ground level, intensity of the weird light emitted caused my wife & I in our vehicle to be blinded to pedestrians in store parking lot. As a driver, after getting a full blast of this light I was seeing blanked out visual field. Sight started coming back, I continued process of parking, (after obstructing traffic from stopping until I could see) and scared a pedestrian I could not see even after the sensation of returned sight. Please do something about these unnecessarily bright lights. I must not be the only one.

Drl partially out on the truck seems to be an ongoing problem with these models that cause a safety issue similar to the flicker. My lights went into a hyper flash and when they stopped the drl went partially out.

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Day running lights vertical ones seem to be going out on the f150 and recently mine too.

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As I am driving at night, I am frequently blinded by excessively intense headlights, very often those on large pickup trucks like the f150. If I blink my high beams at them, the blink back with their even more intense high beams! it is obvious that the 1) the low beams are far too bright for oncoming drivers and 2) that the low beams are not aimed at the road, but at the windshields of oncoming cars. This temporarily blinding of oncoming drivers is very problematic, especially for drivers with cataracts that have not yet been treated. My wife has had to stop driving at night. The NHTSA should adopt maximum brightness standards and the police should enforce them with tickets and fines for those who violate these standards.

On coming lighting blinded me which caused the vehicle to go off the road onto the shoulder since I could not see the roadway.

Daytime driving lights are disabled due to an electrical defect.

The headlights on this truck are fogging up every time it rains. Ford says it’s “normal”. Fogging of headlights seems like a no brainer safety issue. These are led headlights so the lights don’t get warm/don’t reduce fogging with heat. Fords technical service bulletin says this is acceptable fogging. I know of no other vehicle that has fogging headlights. This is a known issue for 2024/2025 Ford f150.

The headlights of this car, and many cars of this modern age, have headlights that are blinding and make it significantly more difficult and dangerous to drive at night.

My life was put at risk because of an oncoming Ford F-150. The placement and brightness of the headlights are such that oncoming drivers are immediately blinded and unable to see anything as the vehicle approaches and passes. I was nearly run off the road because I was completely blinded by the brightness if the headlights. I almost crashed into a tree. I barely escaped with my life intact.

My 2022 f?150 has a burnt-out quad led side strip on the passenger side headlight. These are daytime running lights, a safety feature. I understand there is no TSB or recall, but many owners have the same issue. I am filing to document a recurring safety defect.

Rear taillight assembly filled with water due to a crack. The water caused the bulb to burn out. Dealer tried to get Ford to cover the taillamp and the manufacturer denied the claim stating the crack was not a flaw in manufacturing. The dealer also said that they have seen several of these where the manufacturer wont cover this component under the bumper to bumper warranty. This assembly has never been tampered with, the truck has not been in an accident. The failure of this taillight is likely caused by over torqueing at assy at the plant. Besides being costly this is a safety hazard when brake lights and taillights fail. Also. . This assembly I find out houses the module for the blind spot monitor.

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Water erosion to the wiring harness to the front headlights led to an outage of the leds on glad of the vehicle.

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The driver's side daylight running light (drl) is out and there is not a bulb to repair this, it's a $2000+ repair per the dealership and it's 4 years old with 80,000 miles on it. This needs to be a recall. These lights should last way more than 4 years.

Excessive blinding headlights. Dangerous to encounter oncoming traffic at night. Too bright and alignment/aim is too high.

The contact owns a 2023 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the taillights, running lights, and indicators were inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. Upon further research, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 23v418000 (exterior lighting). The local dealer was contacted, the vehicle was visually inspected, but the vehicle was not officially diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the local dealer for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 71,842.

Daytime running light fails to illuminate.

The quad led headlamps keep going out on the truck. It is the vertical side of the light that goes out. I have seen many other f150 with the same issue.

Daytime running lights quit working. This happens on numerous f150s with reflector headlights. Transmission issues hard shifting and downshifting that could cause wreck due to sudden slowing of vehicle. Known issue with f150 2021-2023.

Ford had a safety recall # 23s30 for the rear light bar updated part number nl34-13n466-ae. This recall was done on my truck by the previous owner on 11/16/23 around 9400 miles. It failed again on me on [xxx] around 12000 miles. Failed again on [xxx] around 31000 miles. I found out that it failed again when someone told me that I had no backup lights. Ford is refusing to cover this 4 days out of my warranty. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).