Ford recalls 1.9 million vehicles over faulty rear-view camera

Ford is recalling 1.9 million vehicles worldwide resulting from faulty rear-view cameras, the most recent in a sequence of callbacks over the problem, the automaker mentioned Tuesday.

The recall covers numerous 2015 by means of 2019 mannequin 12 months Lincoln MKC, Lincoln Navigator, Mustang, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Expedition, Edge, Transit, Transit Connect, Econoline and Ranger vehicles as a result of rearview cameras can show inverted, distorted, or clean pictures, Ford mentioned in a submitting with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The measure covers about 1.45 million vehicles within the United States, 122,000 in Canada and round 300,000 in different markets.

Ford mentioned it was conscious of 44,123 guarantee claims worldwide associated to the recall subject in addition to 18 associated accidents however no accidents.

Dealers will examine and exchange car cameras, the U.S. auto security regulator mentioned. The automaker in April recalled 160,000 vehicles from the 2015 mannequin 12 months for rear camera failures.

Ford agreed to a $165 million civil penalty in November after an NHTSA investigation discovered the automaker didn’t recall vehicles with faulty rearview cameras in a well timed method.

NHTSA in August 2021 opened an investigation after Ford in 2020 recalled 620,246 vehicles for a rear camera subject to find out whether or not the carmaker recalled the vehicles in a well timed trend. Ford expanded that recall in 2022 and once more in March 2024, including about 24,000 vehicles.

In the brand new recall, NHTSA final 12 months referred seven allegations of rear-camera failures on vehicles from 2015-2018 to Ford for additional investigation.

Canadian auto components provider Magna International is recalling greater than 250,000 rearview cameras fitted in choose Ford and Stellantis vehicles, the company mentioned in a separate discover.