Ford Pulls Over 250K SUVs Over Glitch That Knocks Out Key Safety Tech

With input from FOX Business, USA Today, CBS News.

A software hiccup is forcing Ford Motor to recall more than a quarter-million SUVs across the US, after regulators warned the bug can quietly shut down rearview cameras and critical safety features.

The recall covers 254,640 vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and centers on a problem buried deep in the cars’ image-processing system. Under certain conditions, the software can unexpectedly reset – wiping out the rear camera feed and disabling driver-assistance tools like pre-collision alerts, lane-keeping support and blind-spot monitoring.

That’s not a minor inconvenience. When those systems go dark, drivers lose an extra set of digital eyes, raising the odds of missing hazards on the road.

The glitch traces back to something called the Image Processing Module A. In heavy, chaotic traffic – think crowded city streets packed with moving objects – the system can get overwhelmed. When it does, it may reboot. In some cases, that reset loop can stretch across multiple trips, turning a temporary failure into a lingering one.

Drivers might notice warning messages flashing across the dashboard: “Front Camera Fault,” or alerts saying safety systems are unavailable. Sometimes the blind-spot indicators light up too, hinting that something’s off.

The affected lineup includes several recent models: Lincoln Navigator (2022–2025), Lincoln Nautilus (2024–2025), Lincoln Aviator (2025), and Ford Explorer (2025).

Ford says it hasn’t seen any crashes or injuries tied to the issue. Still, the company is moving to fix it with a software update – either pushed remotely over the air or installed at dealerships, free of charge.

Owners will start getting letters at the end of March, and vehicle IDs will be searchable shortly after through federal databases.

The episode underscores a bigger shift in the auto world. Modern cars run on code as much as they do on engines, and when that code misfires, the consequences can show up in unexpected – and sometimes risky – ways.