Ford Recalls Vehicles Over Faulty Cameras

Ford is one of the most trusted names in automobile history, with some of the best-selling cars worldwide. But unfortunately, that name has taken a slight dive as they had to do another vehicle recall for faulty cameras, in a challenging year for the brand.

Scope of the 2025 Recall

The American company had to issue more than 100 recalls this year, affecting 1.9 million vehicles throughout the world, due to a fault in their rear-view cameras. They have filed this recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and are more than any other automotive company this year. 

This recall covers various Ford models from 2015 to 2019 and includes models such as Ranger, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Lincoln MKC, Lincoln Navigator, Transit, Transit Connect, Mustang, Econoline, Edge, and Expedition. The fault is from a hardware failure, which includes the camera displaying distorted or distorted images. Often, the screen could just appear blank when activated. This would increase the driver’s risk of crashing or causing an accident. 

This recall covers approximately 1.45 million vehicles in America, 122,000 in Canada, and 300,000 elsewhere. Ford also received 44,123 warranty claims due to this fault, and there have also been 18 accidents related, but thankfully, no injuries were reported. The vehicles will be inspected, and rear-view cameras will be replaced, noted the safety regulator. 

Previous Recalls

But this isn’t the first time that Ford has had to recall vehicles over rear-view camera failings, with multiple recalls happening over the last five years. 

Earlier this year, Ford had to recall 160,000 vehicles for a camera fault. At the time, it specified only vehicles from 2015. It was not for a hardware fault like the newest recall, but for historical software problems. 

There was a previous recall in 2020 in which 620,246 vehicles had rear-view camera failure. Ford then expanded this recall in both 2022 and 2024 with the addition of 24,000 new faults. 

Four years ago, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) started an investigation to determine whether the original recall was completed promptly. Not to mention, within federal safety recall timelines. It was proven that Ford didn’t recall these vehicles on time. Some of them being nearly a decade old. They were fined $165 million in a civil penalty last November. 

Magna International, the Canadian supplier of automotive parts, also had to recall more than 250,000 rearview cameras. Those same cameras were fitted in various Ford and Stellantis vehicles. 

What Should Ford Customers Do?

So if you are a customer of Ford and you think you might be affected by this recall what are your next steps? Do not worry, Ford will contact you either by phone or by email. They will direct you to an authorized dealership. The dealership will inspect your cameras. If any need to be replaced, they will be changed at no cost to you.

It has been a hard few years for Ford. Hopefully, this error is now fixed. Ford can then continue giving customers reliable, safe vehicles. Cars that function well and stand the test of time.