Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles over rearview camera glitch

Ford recalls implicit 1 cardinal vehicles

Ford recalls implicit 1 cardinal vehicles 00:24

Ford Motor is recalling astir 1.1 cardinal Ford and Lincoln vehicles due to the fact that of a bundle occupation that could origin the rearview camera representation to malfunction erstwhile the car is successful reverse, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. 

"A frozen rear-view camera show representation portion successful reverse tin make a mendacious practice of wherever the conveyance is comparative to its surroundings, expanding the hazard of a crash," the NHTSA stated successful a May 9 report.

Ford is not alert of immoderate injuries related to the bundle error. The automaker has received 1 study of a insignificant clang resulting successful spot damage. 

The callback affects 1,075,299 vehicles, including the pursuing Ford and Lincoln models:

Ford:

• 2021-2024 Bronco, F-150, 2021-2024 Edge
• 2022-2024 Expedition 
• 2022-2025 Transit, 2021-2023 Mach-E 
• 2023-2024 Escape, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600 
• 2024 Ranger, Mustang

Lincoln: 

• 2021-2023 Nautilus
• 2022-2024 Navigator
• 2023-2024 Corsair 

To hole the problem, a vehicle's alleged accessory protocol interface module (APIM) bundle volition yet beryllium disposable to beryllium updated for escaped either successful idiosyncratic astatine a Ford/Lincoln dealership, oregon remotely done an over-the-air update, according to Ford.

Notification letters are expected to beryllium mailed to owners of affected vehicles connected June 16 to alert them of the rearview camera problem. A 2nd missive volition beryllium sent erstwhile the remedy is disposable sometime betwixt July and September, callback documents state. 

Affected conveyance owners tin interaction Ford lawsuit work astatine 1-866-436-7332; Ford's fig for this callback is 25S49.

Owners tin besides interaction NHTSA's conveyance information hotline astatine 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) oregon spell to nhtsa.gov. NHTSA's fig for the callback is 25V-315.

The camera contented is the latest of respective recalls this twelvemonth by the Detroit automaker. Most recently, Ford recalled astir 274,000 Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition vehicles due to the fact that of a poorly installed beforehand brake enactment that could pb to reduced brake function, NHTSA said successful different callback dated May 9.

In November 2024, NHTSA fined Ford $165 million for moving excessively dilatory to callback vehicles with faulty rearview cameras and for failing to springiness the bureau implicit accusation arsenic required by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

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