Ford Motor Co. issued a recall covering 1 million vehicles due to faulty backup cameras. The service action covers a baker’s dozen pickups and SUVs sold by the Ford and Lincoln brands. Some, but not all, of the affected models can be repaired remotely, according to the automaker. More from Ford.
Both the Mustang coupe and Mustang Mach-E EV are covered by the recall.
It hasn’t been a good year for Ford, the automaker announcing a series of recalls affecting several million vehicles – some involving fixes to previous repairs.
The latest recall covers over 1 million vehicles with faulty backup cameras. This includes a variety of different Ford and Lincoln SUVs and pickups, as well as the Mustang coupe.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the problem is the result of an “Improper operational sequencing within the wireless communication subsystem of the SYNC software.” SYNC is the operating system used for Ford’s in-car electronics, including its infotainment system.
What vehicles are affected
Some of the cars impacted by the backup camera recall will be updated remotely rather than needing to go back to a dealer.
All told, 13 separate models are covered by the recall, all produced for the 2021 through 2024 model-years. Ford said it knows of one minor crash related to the problem – but the automaker has no record of any related injuries.
The F-150 accounts for half of the total count, 527,371 of the pickups, in all. Second on the list is the Ford Edge, which is no longer in production. Also covered the Ford Transit van and Bronco SUV, the Lincoln Navigator and Corsair, and both the Ford Mustang coupe and Mustang Mach-E EV.
Owners of Ford and Lincoln products sold during the 2021 through 2024 model-year can check to see if their vehicles are covered by going to the Ford and Lincoln websites or to https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls.
What happens next?
The recall also covers some Lincoln products, like this Navigator.
Ford will issue letters notifying owners of the problem and recall on June 16. It will follow up with a second letter once it can begin making the necessary repairs. Owners could then begin contacting dealers to schedule repairs.
For many owners, however, there’ll be no need to bring their vehicles in. A significant number of the affected models are capable of automatically downloading the requisite software using smartphone-style over-the-air updates.
In either case, the fix involves updating the Sync 4 system’s Accessory Protocol Interface Module, or APIM.
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Recalls, recalls, recalls
Tesla ordered a recall earlier this year to address faulty backup cameras.
This is the latest in a series of recalls Ford has announced this year.
Among the others, nearly 25,000 Explorers were targeted early this month because they could lose power unexpectedly or roll away. In March, the automaker announced a series of recalls covering vehicles that could have faulty battery warning systems, window issues and failing backup cameras. Some of those products had been previously recalled but the repairs proved to be ineffective.
Ford isn’t the only automaker facing backup camera problems, meanwhile. Tesla recalled 240,000 of its own vehicles back in January because the backup cameras on Model S, X and Y could unexpectedly fail when they were shifted into reverse. That was another instance were previous repairs failed to work.
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