Ford Recalls 1.7M Vehicles Over Rearview Camera Issues

0:00On March 7th, Ford is recalling nearly 1,740,000 vehicles in the United States over problems with rear-view camera, displays that could create safety hazards. One recall covers about 849,000 Broncos for model years 2021 through 2026, and edges from 20, 21 to 2024. In these, an infotainment part might overheat and cut off the reverse camera image entirely. Meanwhile, roughly 890,000 escapes and corsairs from 2020 to 2022, plus aviators and explorers from 20. 20 to 2024 may show the rear-view flipped upside down. Drivers face higher crash risks from losing that crucial back-of-view, according to safety regulators, even though Ford knows of no accidents or injuries linked to these faults. Owners of Broncos and edges will give free software updates to their accessory protocol interface module, either over the air or at a dealer, with, mailed notices heading out

1:02by a month's end. For the flipped image vehicles, Ford is still developing a fix while sending out early warning letters soon. Check if your ride is affected by entering its VIN on the NHTSA website, or Ford's recall tool, or dial their hotline at 1-866-43-67332 to stay ahead of any issues.