2021 Ford F-250 SD Back-over prevention (rear camera) Problems

“The back up camera and detection system glitches out when the weather is hot outside. When the cameras goes from working to not working or giving glitching screen effects it really affects the safety of being able to see what’s behind you while backing up. I’ve had no system alerts on this issue it just has a mind of its own. There is a recall out for this issue but I was told it was a vin specific issue and that’s not the case. There is a clearly a problem with the software that’s affecting my same year model.”

“My F250 was in service for fuel system replacement and to fix both side mirrors which wouldn’t go down after going up. Shortly afterwards I noticed the rapid turn signal you get when tail lights are out. This happened while using a trailer. The trucks rear lights weren’t working at all but trailer lights were. Also was getting the blinds spot and cross traffic alert faults on instrument panel. Dropped off for service. They found a loose trailer plug and reset some things and got it all working again. …”

“The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V686000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rear-view camera went black and failed to operate. Additionally, the Blind Spot Monitoring indicators on both the driver’s and passenger’s side exterior mirrors were inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000.”

“The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse out of a parking spot, the rearview camera displayed on the center console failed and the screen was blue with the message Camera not Available displayed. The contact stated that the screen was fuzzy, and the image was jump around on the screen. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed because the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. …”

“The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the back-over prevention camera displayed a blue image on the home screen with the message Rear View Camera Unavailable - Please Contact Dealer message displayed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was acknowledged. The contact was informed that the failure was a known issue with the model vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle remained in the dealer's possession unrepaired. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.”