2022 Ford Explorer back over prevention problems
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the back over prevention on the 2022 Ford Explorer — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in reverse, the rearview camera displayed a blank blue screen. The contact received notification of NTHSA Campaign Number: 26V123000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); which was associated with the failure. However, the part…”
filed Jul 15, 2026
“While driving, parking, or doing any function of the vehicle, the screen will intermittently switch from the cameras being used to the on board navigation and start routing the vehicle to random locations, or it may blank out completely. It has also frozen in place and will not display reverse…”
filed Jun 29, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Image on the center display may flip or invert, resulting in an incorrectly displayed…Campaign 26V123000 · Mar 3, 2026
- A software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may…Campaign 25V442000 · Jun 27, 2025
- Video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displayingCampaign 25V159000 · Mar 14, 2025
- Video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displayingCampaign 23V342000 · May 12, 2023
- When the Display On/Off Button is used to turn the display to "Off" prior to placing the…Campaign 23V305000 · Apr 28, 2023
- Video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displayingCampaign 23V022000 · Jan 23, 2023
Back Over Prevention problems in other Explorer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Explorer | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 Explorer | 1 | 5% |
| 2023 Explorer | 7 | 7% |
| 2021 Explorer | 36 | 9% |
| 2020 Explorer | 104 | 9% |
| 2019 Explorer | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 Explorer | 26 | 4% |
| 2017 Explorer | 6 | 0% |
| 2016 Explorer | 6 | 0% |
| 2015 Explorer | 120 | 7% |
| 2014 Explorer | 29 | 2% |
| 2013 Explorer | 37 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2022 Ford Explorer
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.