Yet Another Ford Recall? Yep, This Time For 1.4 Million Cars, Trucks, SUVs, and Vans
This time it’s yet another backup camera issue affecting 1.4 million Fords and Lincolns.
Aaron GoldWriterSep 09, 2025
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No, we’re not recycling old content. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued yet another recall for Ford, and while the agency does not break out recalls by date and manufacturer, we believe this puts the Blue Oval well over 100 recalls for the 2025 calendar year. That has to be some kind of a record. Ford is, by far, the most recalled automaker of 2025, that’s for sure.
This latest recall deals with a faulty backup camera. No, not that backup camera recall—this is a separate one, and it affects a different set of vehicles:
While the backup camera recall from this past May was a software issue, this one seems to be hardware-related and can result in the camera screen either blanking out, inverting, or distorting the image to the point it will not show the field of view correctly. According to the recall report, Ford is aware of 18 accidents related to this recall, though none has caused injury.
What to do if you own an affected vehicle? Stand by and wait for a letter officially informing you of the recall, which should come at the end of September, or you can call Ford customer service. The dealer will inspect the camera and replace it if it’s one of the defective units. As with all safety recalls, there will be no charge to the owners for the repair.
2018 Ford Edge SEL Sport Appearance Package parked
The kicker is that the recall isn’t really Ford’s fault. It relates to supplier Magna, which makes the camera, or rather one of Magna’s sub-suppliers, which made an unauthorized change to the tooling for a printed circuit board. This, in turn, led to the connectors not gripping the board as strongly as they should, causing movement, wear, and corrosion. Result: bad connection, glitchy camera, and another recall for Ford.
Unfortunately, this is the way the automotive industry has gone. Assembly plants really are assembly plants, putting together components made by other suppliers—and leaving the automakers subject to quality woes often beyond their control. While the rise of the software-developed vehicle has helped to bring a lot of that manufacturing power back in-house, albeit with keyboards rather than wrenches, we’re a long way from Henry Ford’s original vision for the Rouge plant, of raw materials coming in one end and complete vehicles going out the other.
Meanwhile, if you see any 2015–2019 Fords or Lincolns backing up, maybe give ’em a slightly wider berth.
Aaron Gold
After a two-decade career as a freelance writer, Aaron Gold joined MotorTrend’s sister publication Automobile in 2018 before moving to the MT staff in 2021. Aaron is a native New Yorker who now lives in Los Angeles with his spouse, too many pets, and a cantankerous 1983 GMC Suburban.
