Oct 31 (Reuters) - Ford Motor ( F ) is recalling 79,781

vehicles in the U.S. that are at risk of having interior panels

near the front doors that could detach and rear lights that may

stop working, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

said on Friday.

The recall includes 14,843 F-150 Lightning BEV pickup trucks

for the rear lightbar problem and 64,938 Ford Flex vehicles for

the door panel defect.

Separately, Ford is also recalling nearly 34,481 units of

re-manufactured 10R80 automatic transmissions that were used as

service repair parts for some Ford and Lincoln vehicles, the

NHTSA added.

The automaker had recalled 227,006 vehicles on Thursday for

issues including air bubbles in windshield glass and loose seat

frames, and 175,000 vehicles on Wednesday for moonroof wind

deflectors that could detach from Expedition and Navigator SUVs

and F-series pickups, bringing the total number of recalls this

week close to half a million.

(Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru)