- Vehicles
- 49,399
- Built between
- Jan 2019 – Jul 2023
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 April 2025
- Repaired
- 73%
- Unrepaired
- 12,979
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2019 and July 2023. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2020-2023 Ford Explorer
- 2020-2023 Lincoln AviatorBuilt January 2019 to July 2023
- 2020-2022 Lincoln CorsairBuilt April 2019 to December 2022
Repair progress
12,979 of 49,399 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
73% repaired — 36,013 of 49,399 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 407
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 23V-342. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
What could happen
Loss of the rearview camera image can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will update the Image Processing Module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 25, 2025.
Parts involved
- IPMB Software (version IT18.1)LB5T-14F017-A*Aviator, Corsair, and Explorer IPMB Software
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2019 to July 2023
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 March 2025
- Owners notified25 April 2025
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 73% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 14 March 2025.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S27.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 25S27
- Recalling manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.