Ford issued a notice asking electric vehicle owners to avoid Tesla's superchargers, at least for a little bit.

Ford has issued a bulletin urging people to stop using its Tesla Supercharger adapter. It says the adapter, which hooks Ford EVs up to any NACS charger, has an issue that risks reducing charging speed or even damage the port.

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.

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

After offering its customers free adapters for Tesla's Superchargers, Ford is telling its customers to stop using them.

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.