Ford Motor Company has issued a wave of recalls affecting about 2.36 million vehicles across multiple model lines, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced March 3. The defects span windshield wipers, rearview cameras, backup alarms, a potentially separating driveshaft, and an unexpected seat movement issue.
The largest of the six recalls involves 604,533 vehicles—2020-2022 Ford Explorer, Escape, Lincoln Aviator, and Lincoln Corsair models—whose windshield wiper motors may fail and prevent wipers from operating properly, reducing driver visibility. Dealers will inspect and replace front wiper motors as needed at no cost. Interim owner notification letters are expected March 9, 2026, with a final remedy anticipated in May 2026.
A second recall affecting many of the same vehicle lines—2020-2022 Escape and Lincoln Corsair, 2020-2024 Lincoln Aviator and Explorer—covers 889,950 vehicles whose center display screen may flip or invert the rearview camera image when the vehicle is placed in reverse, violating Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 111 on rear visibility. The remedy is still under development, with interim owner letters expected April 17, 2026, and a fix anticipated in the second quarter of 2026.
A third back-over prevention recall covers 849,310 Ford Bronco (2021-2026) and Ford Edge (2021-2024) vehicles. In those models, the Accessory Protocol Interface Module may overheat and shut down, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying. Ford will update the module’s software through a dealer visit or an over-the-air (OTA) update free of charge, with owner notifications expected March 30, 2026.
On the mechanical side, Ford is recalling 11,431 units of its 2025-2026 F-250 SD and F-350 SD heavy-duty pickup trucks due to a potentially defective driveshaft friction weld that could fail, causing the rear driveshaft to separate and producing a sudden loss of drive power. Dealers will inspect the driveshaft serial number and replace it as necessary at no charge. Interim letters are expected March 16, 2026, with a final remedy anticipated in late March 2026.
A smaller recall covers 1,189 units of the 2026 Lincoln Navigator, in which obstacle detection software for the driver’s seat may malfunction at low speeds, causing the seat to reverse unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion—a condition that could impair the driver’s ability to control the vehicle. The seat control module software will be updated by dealers or via an OTA update, free of charge. Owner letters are expected March 23, 2026.
Finally, Ford is recalling 316 units of its 2026-2027 E-350 and E-450 commercial vans because the backup alarm connector may loosen and detach, silencing the alarm when the vehicle reverses. Dealers will replace the exterior sound connector on the frame wiring harness at no cost. Owner notification letters for this recall are expected to be mailed March 9, 2026.
Owners of affected vehicles may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in these recalls became searchable on NHTSA.gov between March 4 and March 5, 2026.
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