Late-model Fords ranging from the big F-series trucks to the Mustang and Bronco SUV are at risk of suffering a rearview camera malfunction
May 28, 2025 at 08:30
- Ford is recalling 1,075,000 cars, trucks and SUVs due to a problem with rearview cameras.
- Owners reported the camera display frozen, absent or showing delayed images from behind.
- F-series trucks, the Bronco, Edge, Mustang and many more all need their software updated.
If you drive a Ford car, truck or SUV you might want to start a neck yoga routine in case you’re suddenly required to do something you haven’t needed to do for a while. The advent of backup cameras means most people now simply look at the console screen when reversing rather than over their shoulder, but Ford is warning that over a million of its systems can’t be trusted.
The automaker has announced a recall of 1,075,299 vehicles in the US due to a potential problem with the rearview camera systems. Some owners had reported experiencing glitches where the image transmitted from the camera to the touchscreen would either be delayed, frozen or not shown at all, none of those situations being handy when you’re trying to shuffle a big truck out of tight parking bay in a busy lot.
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The affected vehicles include almost every model in the Ford lineup from the Mustang and its Mach-E brother to the Bronco, Escape, Expedition and multiple F-series trucks. Lincoln doesn’t escape scot-free, either, three of its models getting caught up in the mess. We’ve included a table at the foot of this story showing exactly which vehicles have problems.
Ford says the issue isn’t with the camera or screen hardware, but with the software delivering the image from the camera to the screen. This accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software needs an update, which can be carried out at a dealership or via an over-air update where available.
Reversing cameras have been mandatory on all new cars sold in the US since May 2018. It’s why even lightweight track-ready cars like the Porsche 911 GT3 RS can no longer be configured without a screen, and now automakers like Jaguar and Polestar are using the presence of the tech to allow them to get rid of rear windows.
But every few weeks, we seem to be reporting on yet another load of cars being recalled due to malfunctioning cameras, and we predict we’ll hear of plenty more over the next couple of years.
Vehicles affected by camera recall
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