Ford Back Over Prevention: Camera

Ford is recalling about 160,729 vehicles over a problem with the back over prevention. A blank or distorted rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
25V270000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
23 April 2025
Vehicles
160,729
Built between
Aug 2013 – Mar 2015
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
16 October 2025
Repaired
23%
Unrepaired
113,412

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2013 and March 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2015 Ford ExpeditionBuilt January 2014 to February 2015
  • 2015 Ford F-450
  • 2015 Ford redundant F-250
  • 2015 Ford redundant F-350
  • 2015 Lincoln MKCBuilt August 2013 to March 2015
  • 2015 Lincoln NavigatorBuilt January 2014 to March 2015

Repair progress

113,412 of 160,729 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

23% repaired — 36,417 of 160,729 reported

Owners not reachable
10,883
Scrapped or exported
17

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 2015 F-250, F-350, F-450, Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, and MKC vehicles. The rearview camera printed circuit board terminal header connector may be loose or damaged, which can result in a blank or distorted image.

What could happen

A blank or distorted rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 16, 2025.

Parts involved

  • Rearview CameraEJ7T-19G490-A*Universal Rearview Camera – MKC
  • Rearview CameraFC3T-19G490-A*Universal Rearview Camera – Super Duty
  • Rearview CameraFL1T-19G490-A*Universal Rearview Camera – Expedition
  • Rearview CameraFL7T-19G490-A*Universal Rearview Camera – Navigator

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2013 to March 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 April 2025
  3. Owners notified16 October 2025
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 23% 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 23 April 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 25S42. This recall expands previous recall number 22V-082.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
25S42
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.

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