Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2025 Ford Explorer models over an issue with the rearview camera.
The defect: in affected vehicles, the rearview camera image may fail when the vehicle speed reaches 10 miles-per-hour or greater. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, “Rear Visibility.”
The hazards: the loss of the rearview camera image while in reverse can reduce the driver’s rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Components: rearview camera
Affected vehicles: select 2025 Ford Explorer models built at the Chicago Assembly Plant between May 30th, 2024, and August 8th, 2024.
Number of vehicles affected: 391
The fix: the accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software will be updated through an over-the-air (OTA) update or by a dealer, free of charge..
Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin on December 2nd, 2024. The Ford reference number for this recall is 24C34.
Contacts:
- Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
- FoMoCo Recall Number: 24C34
- NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
- NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
- NHTSA Website: www.nhtsa.gov
Comment
Probably forgot that cars drive in reverse at high speeds. The camera typically turns off automatically at ~10 MPH going forward. Ran the same function in the code for Reverse, and forgot that positive vs negative direction makes a difference.