NHTSA Campaign 25V695000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
NHTSA campaign 25V695000 covers 20 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 25V695000 with NHTSA on October 13, 2025; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 25V695000, NHTSA lists up to 1,448,655 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 27, 2014 and December 10, 2015.
The 25V695000 report reached NHTSA 10 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 25V695000 were scheduled from January 2, 2026, 81 days after the report.
25V695000 covers 10 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2015–2020.
Owners of the model years 25V695000 covers have filed at least 1,126 complaints naming the back over prevention, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 25V695000 vehicles, the 2016 Ford Escape has the most (247).
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V695000 ranks 10 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 25V695000, Ford Motor Company has 38 other recalls on the back over prevention on this site; the one before 25V695000 was 25V686000, reported on October 10, 2025.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion, 2018-2019 Taurus, 2019 Lincoln MKT, Fiesta, and 2020 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
- The risk
- A rearview camera that fails to properly display an image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, 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 October 25, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Mustang owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA9. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 14, 2025.
Reported October 13, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V695000 (20)
Ford (17)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V695000, 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: October 13, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted