Recall · 25V315000
Ford Motor recalled 17 models over back over prevention
1,076,138
Vehicles covered
17
Models
44
Model years
May 9, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Bronco, F-150, 2021-2024 Edge, 2022-2025 Escape, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600, 2022-2024 Expedition, 2022-2025 Transit, 2021-2023 Mach-E, 2024 Ranger, Mustang, 2021-2023 Lincoln Nautilus, 2022-2024 Navigator, and 2023-2024 Corsair vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse.
- What it can cause
- A frozen or missing rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- The accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air update, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on June 26, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Owner notification letters were sent on October 8, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S49.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| FordBronco | 2021 to 2024 | 2021202220232024 |
| FordEdge | 2021 to 2024 | 2021202220232024 |
| FordEscape | 2023 to 2024 | 20232024 |
| FordExpedition | 2022 to 2024 | 202220232024 |
| FordF-150 | 2021 to 2024 | 2021202220232024 |
| FordF-250 SD | 2023 to 2024 | 20232024 |
| FordF-350 SD | 2023 to 2024 | 20232024 |
| FordF-450 SD | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 |
| FordF-550 SD | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| FordF-600 SD | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| FordMustang | 2024 | 2024 |
| FordMustang Mach E | 2021 to 2023 | 202120222023 |
| FordRanger | 2024 | 2024 |
| FordTransit | 2022 to 2025 | 202220232024 |
| LincolnCorsair | 2023 to 2024 | 20232024 |
| LincolnNautilus | 2021 to 2023 | 20212022 |
| LincolnNavigator | 2022 to 2024 | 20222024 |
How this campaign compares
At 1,076,138 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 99% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2025, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Ford vehicles have been recalled over the back over prevention 29 times before this, most recently in April 2025 as 25V270000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 39 of the 44 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 4,911 complaints with NHTSA, 2,507 of them before this campaign was filed. 252 of those name the back over prevention, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in January 2021, 4 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 174 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V582000 (electrical system), 26V578000 (fuel system, gasoline), 26V547000 (electrical system), 26V489000 (back over prevention).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Ford Motor Company with NHTSA on May 9, 2025 as campaign 25V315000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2025-05-09.
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