Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is model-year 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rear-view camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse. The latest of seemingly endless recalls were made public today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It is an expansion of a previous recall involving a Magna produced part. (Read AutoInformed.com on More Ford Motor Recalls – Air Bags, Brakes, Instrument Panels, Tail Lights, Trailer Lights and More Ford Motor Recalls – Lincoln Corsairs, F-150s, Mach-Es) Ford is operating under a NHTSA consent decree because of its previous problems with defective vehicles and if or how safety recalls were conducted.
“Customers may experience a distorted, and/or intermittent or persistent loss of image. A rear-view camera that intermittently displays a blank, distorted or inverted image while in reverse can reduce or distort the driver’s view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash,” Ford Motor said in the mandatory safety recall defect filing.
Dealers will inspect and replace the rear-view camera as necessary, free of charge as required by U.S. safety regulations. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are not expected to be mailed until 22 September 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford’s number for this recall is 25S89. This recall expands a previous NHTSA recall number 25V270. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall are searchable at NHTSA.gov.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Ford Motor Recalls 1.5M Vehicles for Bad Rear-View Cameras
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is model-year 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rear-view camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse. The latest of seemingly endless recalls were made public today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It is an expansion of a previous recall involving a Magna produced part. (Read AutoInformed.com on More Ford Motor Recalls – Air Bags, Brakes, Instrument Panels, Tail Lights, Trailer Lights and More Ford Motor Recalls – Lincoln Corsairs, F-150s, Mach-Es) Ford is operating under a NHTSA consent decree because of its previous problems with defective vehicles and if or how safety recalls were conducted.
“Customers may experience a distorted, and/or intermittent or persistent loss of image. A rear-view camera that intermittently displays a blank, distorted or inverted image while in reverse can reduce or distort the driver’s view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash,” Ford Motor said in the mandatory safety recall defect filing.
Dealers will inspect and replace the rear-view camera as necessary, free of charge as required by U.S. safety regulations. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are not expected to be mailed until 22 September 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford’s number for this recall is 25S89. This recall expands a previous NHTSA recall number 25V270. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall are searchable at NHTSA.gov.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.