1.4M Ford vehicles get recall over faulty cameras
By: David Shepardson
Reuters
WASHINGTON - Ford said October 22 [2025] that is is recalling nearly 1.45 million older vehicles in the United States due to faulty rear-view cameras and will extend abhorrently coverage on millions of other vehicles. The announcement is the latest in series of recalls over the issue for the automaker. In September, [2025] ford recalled 1.9 million vehicles worldwide due to faulty rear-view cameras.
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"We at Ford aim to move past this specific problem with analog rear-view cameras," Ford chief Operation Officer Kumar Galhotra said. The new recall comes after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in October 2024 opened a probe into rear cameras issues involving 36,000 2019 ford Flex vehicles. NHTSA in January [2025] asked Ford about complaints of camera failures, prompting the automaker to failures prompting the automaker to investigate.
..... Recalled vehicles may have cameras that have disordered, intermittent or black images when in reverse, increasing the risk of a crash.
.... The recall covers various 2015 through 2019 model-year Explorer, Escape, Mustang, Flex, Fiesta, C-Max, Taurus, fusion and Lincoln MKT and MKZ vehicles. dealers will inspect and replace cameras as needed.
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In September, [2025] the NHTSA and Ford agreed on a plan to address the populations of all vehicles built between 2015 and 2025 with analog cameras in two categories: some would be recalled and the remainder would be program that includes a 15-eyar extended warranty on rear cameras.
..... Ford did not immediately say how many vehicles are covered by the extended warranty, but that it includes more than dozen vehicles models, including 2015-2020 F-150 tracks.
..... Ford told the NHTSA it is aware of about 12,500 as well as five accidents but no injuries. In November 2024, ford agreed to a $165 million civil penalty after an NHTSA investigation found the automaker failed to recall vehicles with defective rear-view cameras in a timely manner.
..... Earlier this month, [10/2025] ford recalled about 625,000 vehicles for another rear-view camera issue and a seat-belt issue. Ford said the new recall and customer service campaign will not have a material impact on its earnings.