2022–2024 Ford Maverick: Rearview Camera Display May Freeze
Ford is recalling 2022–2024 Maverick vehicles with Connected Touch Radios because the rearview camera display may freeze in reverse, reducing rear visibility and increasing crash risk. Dealers will update the software free of charge.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The frozen rearview camera affects a safety-critical back-over prevention component, and the source explicitly states it increases crash risk. However, no crashes or injuries are reported, making this a risk-of-harm situation without reported injury, scoring 3 (High).
Plain-English summary
Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2022, 2023, and 2024 Ford Maverick vehicles equipped with Connected Touch Radios (CTR). The rearview camera image may freeze when the vehicle is placed in reverse.
An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash when backing up.
Dealers will update the CTR software at no cost to owners. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 21, 2025. Owners should contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 to schedule the update. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline is available at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or www.nhtsa.gov.
Approximately 273,701 vehicles are affected by this recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2022 FORD MAVERICK
- Brand
- FORD
- Manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Hazard
- camera-freeze
- reduced-visibility
- crash-risk
- Affected units
- 273,701
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- MAVERICK
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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