Ford Recalls 262,300 Vehicles for Safety Defects

Ford Motor Company has recalled more than 262,300 vehicles in the United States to address safety defects involving software failures, fuel systems, and seat belt components, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recalls, announced this week, affect a range of Ford and Lincoln SUVs and trucks from recent model years, highlighting ongoing quality challenges for the automaker.

The largest recall involves 254,640 SUVs, including the 2022-2025 Lincoln Navigator, 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2025 Lincoln Aviator, and 2025 Ford Explorer. The issue centers on the Image Processing Module A, a software component that can unexpectedly reset due to computational overload when tracking numerous moving objects, such as in dense urban traffic with heavy pedestrian or vehicle presence. This reset leads to a temporary loss of the rearview camera image and disables advanced driver-assistance systems, including pre-collision assist with automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, and blind-spot monitoring.

Regulators state that repeated resets over multiple ignition cycles could cause a persistent failure of these systems, reducing drivers' ability...