# NHTSA recall 25V159000

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: 25V159000
- Manufacturer's number: 25S27
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-03\-14
- Owners notified: 2025\-04\-25
- Component: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
- Units potentially affected: 49399
- Part numbers: LB5T\-14F017\-A\*

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2020\-2023 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020\-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 23V\-342.  The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.


## 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 update the Image Processing Module software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 25, 2025.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 25S27.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 888\-275\-9171\) or go to nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 49399
- Reported remedied: 36013 \(72%\)
- Reported unreachable: 407
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2023/recalls.md)
- [2020 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-01\-21 to 2023\-07\-25.
- [2021 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2021/recalls.md). Built 2019\-01\-21 to 2023\-07\-25.
- [2022 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2022/recalls.md). Built 2019\-01\-21 to 2023\-07\-25.
- [2023 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2023/recalls.md). Built 2019\-01\-21 to 2023\-07\-25.
- [2020 LINCOLN CORSAIR](/makes/lincoln/corsair/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-22 to 2022\-12\-14.
- [2021 LINCOLN CORSAIR](/makes/lincoln/corsair/2021/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-22 to 2022\-12\-14.
- [2022 LINCOLN CORSAIR](/makes/lincoln/corsair/2022/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-22 to 2022\-12\-14.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [25N17](/bulletins/11030282.md), 2026-03-27, Other
- [SSM 52390](/bulletins/10252648.md), 2024-04-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51935](/bulletins/10243603.md), 2023-10-05, Service bulletin
- [23B49](/bulletins/10241964.md), 2023-09-07, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51886](/bulletins/10241606.md), 2023-09-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51778](/bulletins/10239099.md), 2023-07-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51391](/bulletins/10232484.md), 2023-03-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51338](/bulletins/10232400.md), 2023-03-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51254](/bulletins/10228871.md), 2023-01-05, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51248](/bulletins/10228866.md), 2023-01-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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