NHTSA Campaign 23V022000

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

Issued by Ford Motor Company · Reported Jan 23, 2023 · 382,759 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with a 360-degree camera. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.

Consequence

Loss of the rearview camera image can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the image processing module (IPMB) software, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed April 25, 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed February 13, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S02. This recall expands and replaces NHTSA recall number 21V-735. Vehicles previously repaired under 21V-735 will need to have the new remedy performed.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FORD EXPLORER 2020 382,759
FORD EXPLORER 2021 382,759
FORD EXPLORER 2022 382,759
FORD EXPLORER 2023 382,759
LINCOLN AVIATOR 2020 382,759
LINCOLN AVIATOR 2021 382,759
LINCOLN AVIATOR 2022 382,759
LINCOLN AVIATOR 2023 382,759
LINCOLN CORSAIR 2020 382,759
LINCOLN CORSAIR 2021 382,759
LINCOLN CORSAIR 2022 382,759

Source: NHTSA Campaign 23V022000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.