A software-controlled exterior-lighting circuit may overheat, disable the lights and create a fire risk. Owners are being told to park outside until the update is installed.

Lithium batteries, aerosol cans, medication and emergency supplies all age differently inside a parked vehicle. Some simply wear out. Others should not be there at all.

Fathom is the first test of Ford’s low-cost EV platform—and of a factory system designed to build it differently.

The flat floor matters less than airflow, condensation, and the gear you need after dark.