NHTSA recall 23V598000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 23V598000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 23S48 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2023-08-25 |
| Owners notified | 2023-11-20 |
| Component | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA |
| Units potentially affected | 177402 |
| Part numbers | LB5T-14F017-A*, NK4T-19G490-DA, NK4T-19G490-CA, NK4T-19G490-AA, JL7T-19G490-D*, M2DT-19G490-BA, LC5T-19G490-A* |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 177402 |
| Reported remedied | 126269 (71%) |
| Reported unreachable | 2035 |
| Reported removed | 18 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Lincoln Aviator, 2018-2021 Lincoln Navigator, 2022-2023 Ford Transit, and 2021 Ford Bronco vehicles. The rearview camera, or 360-degree view camera if equipped, may not display a rearview image when the vehicle is placed in reverse.
What can happen
Loss of the rearview camera image can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the rearview camera, and update the software and wiring as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 20, 2023 to Lincoln owners. Ford vehicle owners notification letters were mailed March 4, 2024. Ford remedy parts are anticipated 2nd Quarter 2024. Ford's number for this recall is 23S48.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 25N17 | 2026-03-27. Other. Advance Notice – Customer Satisfaction Program 25N17 Certain 2015-2025 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Replacement If Required After Dealer Evaluation |
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| SSM 53894 | 2025-06-19. Service bulletin. Some 2022-2025 Transit vehicles equipped with a 360 degree camera may exhibit one camera display inoperative with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) B12BE:31, B148E:31, B12BF:31 and B115E:31 stored in the image processing module B (IPMB). These DTCs will set when only one camera has the condition. Replacement and/or reprogramming of the IPMB will not resolve this condition. To properly identify which camera/circuit has the condition and requires repair, visually confirm which camera display is inoperative (grayed out/blank/blue). If the condition is intermittent, interview the customer to find out more details and/or review the DTCs stored in the IPMB. The DTC with a status byte of 2F (example: B12BF:31:2F) indicates which camera/circuit has the condition. Repair as necessary. Refer to the Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 413-13C. |
| TSB 24-2051 | 2024-03-07. Service bulletin. Some 2022 Transit vehicles may experience at least one of the following symptoms: auto start-stop button no longer available after an over-the-air (OTA) update, reverse camera screen stayed on vehicle's center display screen when vehicle was in drive, charge status indicator not working, connected vehicle features do not open in the vehicle's center display screen. This may be due to the software in the SYNC module (APIM). To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to reprogram the APIM. NOTE: The APIM software update that addresses the symptom listed in this article may have been sent via Ford Power-Up software updates delivered over-the-air (OTA) to connected vehicles that have automatic updates enabled through the vehicle's center display screen. Enter the vehicle identification number (VIN) in Professional Technician System (PTS) and check the OTA Dashboard under the Connected Vehicle tab for OTA update history. If an update to the APIM has successfully completed recently and the customer is reporting the symptoms are no longer present, this article may not apply. |
| SU4 P1 Transit | 2023-09-07. Service bulletin. Software Update 4 P1 for 2022-2023 Transit Vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: -Minimize time customer cannot enter the vehicle during future inhibit updates. |
| SU4 P3 Bronco | 2023-09-07. Service bulletin. Software Update 4 P3 for 2021-2023 Bronco Vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: -Various Apple Carplay quality improvements |
| 23B49 | 2023-09-07. Service bulletin. Certain 2021 - 2023 Model Year Aviator Vehicles Equipped With SYNC - Reprogram Accessory Protocol Interface Module |
| OTASYNCLCReDBron | 2023-08-04. Service bulletin. LC SYNC (8in screen) updates are being redeployed for 2021-2022 Broncos. Quality improvements include: - Management of memory space to allow future updates. |
| SSM 51760 | 2023-07-03. Service bulletin. Some 2022-2023 Transit vehicles, excluding cutaway and chassis cab body vehicles, equipped with a rear-view camera level 2 system only and 12 inch center display screen, may exhibit a lack of active or fixed guidelines after rear view camera replacement. Vehicles may also exhibit a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) C1001:55 stored in the SYNC module (APIM). This may be due to the APIM requiring the Local Interconnect Network (LIN) to recognize the new rear-view camera. To restore the active or fixed guidelines, download and run the APIM - Local Interconnect Network (LIN) New Module Initialization application in Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS) when replacing the rear-view camera. |
| SSM 51673 | 2023-06-08. Service bulletin. Some 2021-2023 Bronco vehicles may exhibit a warning message displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) that there is a trailer connected to the vehicle when no trailer is connected. The Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 417-01 > Trailer Lamps, has been updated with Pinpoint Test (PPT) J - Message Center Displays An Incorrect Trailer Message. |
| TSB 23-2154 | 2023-05-23. Service bulletin. 2021-2022 F-150 vehicles with 2.7L, 3.3L, 3.5L EcoBoost or 5.0L engines, 2020-2022 Transit vehicles with 3.5L Duratec/3.5L EcoBoost engines, 2021-2023 Bronco with the 2.3L or 2.7L engine having charging system diagnostics performed in the Workshop Manual (WSM) may experience the generator voltage desired (GENVDSD) parameter identification (PID) missing from the powertrain control module (PCM) PID list in the Ford Diagnosis And Repair System (FDRS) scan tool. This may be due to a software parameter in the PCM. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to reprogram the PCM. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.