Ford has issued two recalls affecting nearly 1.74 million of its cars in the US because of problems with the vehicles' rearview camera displays. According to notices published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this week, an internal component inside the infotainment system of certain 2021-26 Ford Broncos and 2021-24 Ford Edges may overheat and shut down—preventing the rearview image from displaying when drivers are going in reverse. Meanwhile, some 2020-22 Ford Escapes and Lincoln Corsairs, as well as 2020-24 Lincoln Aviators and Explorers, may show a flipped or inverted rearview image, the AP reports.
The recalls cover 849,310 Broncos and Edges as well as 889,950 Escapes, Corsairs, Aviators, and Explorers. Ford estimates that all of these vehicles have the defects. But the company is not aware of any injuries or accidents spanning from either recall, NHTSA documents show. Still, the NHTSA is warning drivers that both issues could increase crash risks. For impacted Bronco and Edge owners, Ford is offering a free software update for the vehicles' Accessory Protocol Interface Module. Owner-notification letters will be mailed out at the end of the month, with the fix available either at a dealer or through "an over-the-air" update. A remedy is still under development for the recall impacting the Escapes, Corsairs, Aviators, and Explorers. Interim letters to notify owners of the safety risks are to be mailed out in the coming months.
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