NHTSA Campaign 25V315000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 25V315000 covers 28 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the back over prevention: software. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 25V315000 with NHTSA on May 9, 2025; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 25V315000, NHTSA lists up to 1,076,138 potentially affected vehicles.
The 25V315000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 25V315000 were scheduled from October 8, 2025, 152 days after the report.
25V315000 covers 11 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2021–2024.
Owners of the model years 25V315000 covers have filed at least 87 complaints naming the back over prevention, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 25V315000 vehicles, the 2021 Ford Bronco has the most (23).
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V315000 ranks 17 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 25V315000, Ford Motor Company has 38 other recalls on the back over prevention on this site; the one before 25V315000 was 25V270000, reported on April 23, 2025.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Bronco, F-150, 2021-2024 Edge, 2022-2025 Escape, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600, 2022-2024 Expedition, 2022-2025 Transit, 2021-2023 Mach-E, 2024 Ranger, Mustang, 2021-2023 Lincoln Nautilus, 2022-2024 Navigator, and 2023-2024 Corsair vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse.
- The risk
- A frozen or missing rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- The accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air update, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on June 26, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Owner notification letters were sent on October 8, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S49.
Reported May 9, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V315000 (28)
Ford (20)
- 2021 Ford Bronco
- 2022 Ford Bronco
- 2023 Ford Bronco
- 2024 Ford Bronco
- 2021 Ford Edge
- 2022 Ford Edge
- 2023 Ford Edge
- 2024 Ford Edge
- 2023 Ford Escape
- 2024 Ford Escape
- 2022 Ford Expedition
- 2023 Ford Expedition
- 2024 Ford Expedition
- 2023 Ford F-450 Sd
- 2024 Ford F-450 Sd
- 2023 Ford F-550 Sd
- 2024 Ford F-550 Sd
- 2023 Ford F-600 Sd
- 2024 Ford F-600 Sd
- 2024 Ford Mustang
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V315000, 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: May 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted