The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Transit vehicles equipped with a rearview camera. These vehicles may have a missing audio control module (ACM), resulting in no rearview camera image while in reverse gear.
The risk
A missing rearview camera image reduces the driver's visibility of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install the audio control module and program the unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S54.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Transit | 2022 |
Components: BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Transit | 2022 | 39 | 16 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2022
32 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the back over prevention; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 22V947000 22 Dec 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 22V868000 23 Nov 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V867000 23 Nov 2022 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 22V825000 3 Nov 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V823000 2 Nov 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V804000 26 Oct 2022 | Lamborghini (Automobili Lamborghini) |
| 22V772000 13 Oct 2022 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 22V764000 12 Oct 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022