Another week, another massive Ford recall. This time, the company is recalling just over one million vehicles in the United States due to an issue with the backup camera. The center infotainment screen may display a frozen image followed by a black screen when in reverse, increasing the risk of a collision.
The recall affects a range of Ford Motor Company models from both the Ford and Lincoln brands. The affected vehicles are:
More than half of the cars affected are F-150 pickups, which account for 527,371 recalled vehicles. The Ford Edge, which the automaker no longer produces, accounts for 157,506 of those one million cars, followed by 136,968 Transit vans and 104,394 Bronco SUVs.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Part 573 Safety Recall Report, the cause of the problem is due to an "Improper operational sequencing within the wireless communication subsystem of the SYNC software." Ford began investigating the issue earlier this year and was able to isolate it to specific versions of its Sync 4 software’s Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM).
FoMoCo vehicles with over-the-air capability can receive the OTA update. Owners without that feature will have to take their vehicle to a dealer, where a service technician will perform the software update. The fix will update the APIM software to 2.0 or above.
Ford said it is aware of one allegation of a minor crash related to the issue. However, it’s unaware of any injuries related to the backup camera. Owners should receive notification of the recall in mid-June.
Until then, cars still have mirrors.
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