# NHTSA recall 25V686000

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: 25V686000
- Manufacturer's number: 25SA8
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-10\-10
- Owners notified: 2026\-05\-19
- Component: BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
- Units potentially affected: 291901
- Part numbers: NC3T\-14F017\-AB

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2020\-2022 F\-250 SD, F\-350 SD, and F\-450 SD vehicles. The 360\-degree view camera system may not display a rearview image properly in certain lighting conditions.


## What can happen

A rearview camera image that does not display properly can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the image processing module software, free of charge.This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on October 30, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available on each phase. Owner notification letters were mailed May 19, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA8. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 13, 2025.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 291901
- Reported remedied: 87550 \(29%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7345
- 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 F\-250 SD](/makes/ford/f-250/2020/recalls.md). Built from 2020\-10\-28. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FORD F\-250 SD](/makes/ford/f-250/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 FORD F\-250 SD](/makes/ford/f-250/2022/recalls.md). Built to 2022\-12\-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 FORD F\-350 SD](/makes/ford/f-350/2020/recalls.md). Built from 2020\-10\-28. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FORD F\-350 SD](/makes/ford/f-350/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 FORD F\-350 SD](/makes/ford/f-350/2022/recalls.md). Built to 2022\-12\-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2020/recalls.md). Built from 2020\-10\-28. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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 52134](/bulletins/10247526.md), 2023-12-19, Service bulletin
- [SU4 P1 SuperDuty](/bulletins/10241990.md), 2023-09-07, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51652](/bulletins/10236589.md), 2023-05-31, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51558](/bulletins/10235076.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51407](/bulletins/10233656.md), 2023-04-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2082](/bulletins/10233593.md), 2023-04-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2077](/bulletins/10233589.md), 2023-04-04, Service bulletin
- [22OTA SU3P1SD](/bulletins/10228958.md), 2023-01-07, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51263](/bulletins/10228880.md), 2023-01-06, 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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