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NHTSA Campaign 21V735000

BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE

NHTSA campaign 21V735000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the back over prevention: software. The repair is free.

Ford Motor Company filed the report for 21V735000 with NHTSA on September 22, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 21V735000, NHTSA lists up to 228,297 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 21V735000 were scheduled from November 16, 2021, 55 days after the report.

21V735000 covers 3 models from Lincoln and Ford, model years 2020–2021.

Owners of the model years 21V735000 covers have filed at least 183 complaints naming the back over prevention, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 21V735000 vehicles, the 2020 Ford Explorer has the most (104).

By potentially affected vehicles, 21V735000 ranks 103 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.

Besides 21V735000, Ford Motor Company has 38 other recalls on the back over prevention on this site; the one before 21V735000 was 21V223000, reported on March 30, 2021.

What this recall covers

The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Explorer, Lincoln Corsair, and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with 360-degree cameras. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
The risk
A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will update the Image Processing Module (IPMB) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S44.

Reported September 22, 2021

Vehicles covered by 21V735000 (6)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V735000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.

Newest record on this page: September 22, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted