Ford Recalls 1 Million Vehicles Over Rearview Camera Issue

Ford Motor Co. issued a recall for over 1 million of its vehicles on May 9 due to a rearview camera software issue, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The recall affects 44 products across its Ford and Lincoln brands in the United States.

Among those are certain Ford Bronco, Mustang and F-150 vehicles. According to the recall, “a software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse.”

This can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle and increase the risk of a crash, the recall states.

According to additional documents related to the recall, vehicles with SYNC software variants below 1.7 or greater than 1.9 are not experiencing the software issues.

Ford is not aware of any injuries related to the recall, but the company “is aware of one allegation of a minor crash resulting in property damage,” the documents read.

Ford dealers are expected to update the accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software to the latest version free of charge, according to NHTSA.

Notification letters about the recall are expected to be mailed to the owners of the affected vehicles by June 16, according to NHTSA. To check if your vehicle has a recall, visit Ford’s website or call 1-866-436-7332 to speak to a Ford Service member.

The recall follows one issued by Ford in early May, which affected nearly 274,000 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, and two others issued by Ford in mid-April, which affected more than 148,000 of its vehicles, including certain 2017-18 Ford F-150, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator models.