2021 FORD F-150 — Complaint #2173845
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NHTSA Complaint about EXTERIOR LIGHTING filed February 5, 2026
NHTSA complaint #2173845 (ODI reference 11715973) concerns a 2021 FORD F-150 and was filed on February 5, 2026. The owner reports the failure occurred on January 16, 2026. The report was geocoded to Arkansas based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as exterior lighting, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD F-150 cohort independently describe similar exterior lighting failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2021 FORD F-150 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
Both Quad LED side strips (vertical daytime running lights) on my 2021 Ford Fâ150 have burnt out. The failure occurred gradually, with the left strip failing first around [insert approximate date] and the right strip failing shortly after. These LED strips are a safety feature, and their failure reduces visibility while driving. I have attached a photo of the burnt DRL, a photo of a working DRL for reference, and a screenshot of my Ford Live Chat showing my ticket number and that I am tracking this issue publicly in a Facebook group of other owners experiencing the same failure. This appears to be a recurring defect affecting multiple trucks in the 2021â2023 Fâ150 range. I am filing this complaint to document a safety defect that may require investigation.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2173845 |
| ODI Number | 11715973 |
| Date Filed | February 5, 2026 |
| Failure Date | January 16, 2026 |
| VIN | 1ftfw1e89mf |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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