Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2020 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and 2017-2020 Lincoln Continental vehicles equipped with the 360-degree camera system. Degradation of the camera's anit-reflective lens coating can lead to a foggy or cloudy rearview camera image.
Safety risk
Lack of a clear rearview camera image can reduce the driver's visibility of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 14, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S51.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Lincoln Continental vehicles. The door latch pawl motors may not function properly, possibly resulting in a door latch not fully engaging.
Safety risk
A door latch that is not fully engaged may result in a door opening while driving, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the latch assemblies on all four doors, free of charge. The recall began October 14, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S03.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles and 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles. In the event of a crash, the driver's frontal air bag may not fully inflate or the air bag cushion may detach from the air bag module. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Safety risk
During deployment, if the air bag does not fully inflate or the cushion detaches, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began June 16, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17C02.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles manufactured June 14, 2016, to September 23, 2016 and equipped with high intensity discharge (HID) headlights. The headlights may have been built with incorrect lenses, adversely affecting the turn signal visibility as well as not being properly marked. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Assoc. Equipment."
Safety risk
Reduced turn signal visibility to other drivers and pedestrians can increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the headlights, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 16, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C15.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Electrical system
22
59,000 mi
Structure: body
20
35,703 mi
Unknown or other
20
50,000 mi
Latches/locks/linkages
16
76,000 mi
Back over prevention
8
25,000 mi
Engine
5
2,700 mi
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
4
60,000 mi
Seats
4
9,800 mi
Structure
4
76,000 mi
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
3
23,000 mi
Power train
3
76,000 mi
Steering
3
—
Air bags
2
9,800 mi
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor
2
110,000 mi
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control
2
—
Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
2
110,000 mi
Service brakes
2
—
Back over prevention: rearview system braking
1
—
Electronic stability control (ESC)
1
28,000 mi
Parking brake
1
150,000 mi
Service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module
1
150,000 mi
Service brakes, hydraulic
1
90,000 mi
Structure: body: door
1
2,700 mi
Structure: body: door: handle: exterior
1
—
Structure: body: trunk lid
1
25,000 mi
Suspension
1
10,000 mi
The 2018 model has 5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.