After offering its customers free NACS adapters for Tesla's Superchargers, Ford is telling its customers to stop using them, according to a service bulletin spotted by InsideEVs. The reason cited is a "potential issue" that could reduce charging speeds over time and even cause charging port damage,

Ford has issued an urgent bulletin advising EV owners to immediately stop using Tesla Supercharger adapters provided by the company.

Ford recently sent out free charging adapters to help EV customers transition to Tesla's NACS "Supercharger" standard. The automaker now says that some of these adapters are faulty and must be replaced.

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Ford will send free replacements for its NACS adapter, which it says could slow or damage some of its EV customers’ charging ports.

Ford's EV customers gained access to Tesla's supercharger network using the adapters in February 2024, and many other EV manufacturers shortly followed.

Ford has advised its electric vehicle customers to stop using Tesla NACS adapters due to concerns that some units could cause slower charging speeds or damage the charging port. The automaker issued a bulletin warning of a “potential issue” with the adapters,

Last year, Tesla made news by opening up its Supercharger network to vehicles made by other manufacturers. Among the automakers involved in this was Ford, which has made some inroads in the electric space.