NHTSA Campaign 26V123000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 26V123000 covers 16 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the back over prevention: software. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 26V123000 with NHTSA on March 3, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 26V123000, NHTSA lists up to 889,950 potentially affected vehicles.
The 26V123000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 26V123000 were scheduled from June 23, 2026, 112 days after the report.
26V123000 covers 4 models from Lincoln and Ford, model years 2020–2024.
Owners of the model years 26V123000 covers have filed at least 227 complaints naming the back over prevention, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 26V123000 vehicles, the 2020 Ford Explorer has the most (104).
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V123000 ranks 19 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 26V123000, Ford Motor Company has 38 other recalls on the back over prevention on this site; the one before 26V123000 was 25V888000, reported on December 18, 2025.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Escape, Lincoln Corsair, 2020-2024 Lincoln Aviator, and Explorer vehicles. The image on the center display may flip or invert, resulting in an incorrectly displayed rearview image when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- The risk
- An incorrectly displayed rearview image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will update the accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 23, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26C11. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 5, 2026.
Reported March 3, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V123000 (16)
Lincoln (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V123000, 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: March 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted