NHTSA recall 26V124000
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 | 26V124000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 26S09 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2026-03-03 |
| Owners notified | 2026-04-13 |
| Component | BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 849310 |
| Part numbers | VU5T-14G670-XXX, SU5T-14G670-XXX, RU5T-14G670-XXX, PU5T-14G670-XXX, NU5T-14G670-XXX, MU5T-14G670-XXX |
| Report | Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-17 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 849310 |
| Reported remedied | 727754 (85%) |
| Reported unreachable | 5061 |
| Reported removed | 1 |
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.
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Ford Bronco and 2021-2024 Ford Edge vehicles. The Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) may overheat and shutdown, which can prevent the rearview camera image from displaying as intended.
What can happen
A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The APIM software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 13, 2026. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S09. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 5, 2026.
| 2021 FORD BRONCO | Built from 2020-09-20. |
|---|---|
| 2022 FORD BRONCO | |
| 2023 FORD BRONCO | |
| 2024 FORD BRONCO | |
| 2025 FORD BRONCO | |
| 2026 FORD BRONCO | Built to 2026-02-10. |
| 2021 FORD EDGE | Built from 2020-08-14. |
| 2022 FORD EDGE | |
| 2023 FORD EDGE | |
| 2024 FORD EDGE | Built to 2024-05-03. |
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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| TSB 24-2107 | 2024-05-02. Service bulletin. Some 2022-2024 Bronco Raptor vehicles may exhibit an intermittent no crank/no start/discharged battery due to the presence of a parasitic battery drain. This may be due to the instrument panel cluster (IPC) software. |
| OTAPU0102SVDFXBr | 2024-03-07. Service bulletin. Software Update 24-PU0102-SVD-FX for 2023 MY BRONCO vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: - Improved OTA deployment |
| OTAPU0605STBRDSC | 2024-03-07. Service bulletin. Software Update 23- PU0605-STBR-DSC for 2022 MY BRONCO vehicles is now available. Quality Improvements include: - Address incorrectly setting the Sta-Bar Disconnect DTC issue. |
| SSM 52134 | 2023-12-19. Service bulletin. Various 2021-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with the rear camera on demand feature may exhibit a Please Check Surroundings For Safety or Full View Not Available message when the rear camera button is pressed and the vehicle is not in reverse. Inform customers this condition is considered normal operation and does not affect vehicle durability because the full rear view camera image can only be shown when the vehicle is in reverse. No additional diagnosis or service is required for this condition. |
| SSM 51935 | 2023-10-05. Service bulletin. Some 2022 Edge vehicles built on and after 16-Nov-2022, 2022 Explorer vehicles built on and after 20-Sep-2022, 2023 Edge vehicles built on and before 24-Mar-2023, and 2023 Explorer vehicles built on and before 06-Mar-2023 may exhibit a brief illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) when the vehicle is shifted into park (P) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0919 and/or P0929 stored in the gear shift module (GSM). This may be due to the GSM software. To correct this condition, update the software in the GSM using the latest software level of the Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS). |
| 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 |
| SU4 P4 EDGE | 2023-09-07. Service bulletin. "Software Update 4 P4 for 2021- 2023 Edge vehicles is now available. Quality Improvements include: - Various Apple Carplay quality improvements " |
| 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 51778 | 2023-07-20. Service bulletin. Some 2020-2021 Escape built on/before 23-Nov-2021, 2021 F-150 built on/before 08-Oct-2021, 2021 Mustang Mach-E built on/before 29-Mar-2021, 2021 Expedition built on/before 05-Aug-2021, 2021 Explorer built on/before 27-Sep-2021 and 2020-2022 Edge may exhibit a concern of the audio system does not power on, no sound from audio speakers, chimes default to coming through the instrument cluster, no communication with audio control module (ACM) or digital signal processor (DSP) module, and/or diagnostic trouble code (DTC) U0184, U0237 and/or U0238. To correct the condition, perform a hard reset of the DSP by disconnecting the 12-volt battery. Reprogram the DSP module using the latest version of the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool. For claiming, use causal part 18B849 and any applicable labor operations in Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards Manual. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.