- This story is developing, more to follow
Ford Motor is recalling 197,432 vehicles in the U.S. due to a risk of back seat occupants getting trapped due to inability of entering or exiting the vehicle in case of an emergency, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday.
The company is recalling certain 2021-2025 Mustang Mach E vehicles, NHTSA said.
The company is also separately recalling about 2,272 vehicles of certain 2025 Bronco variant due to an air bag deployment issue.
It comes just days after it announced it was recalling more than one million cars over safety concerns with the rear camera system.
The firm said the problem with the SYNC 4 system was a one that made the cameras freezem lag or outright fail to activate when the vehicle is put in reverse.
It added that this was a ‘significant risk to road safety’ that could heighten the likelihood of accidents, and acknowledged it was ‘aware of one allegation of a minor crash resulting in property damage.’
The affected models include the Ford F-150 (2021–2024), Bronco (2021–2024), Edge (2021–2024), Mustang Mach-E (2021–2023), and several others across the 2021–2025 model years.
Despite the recall notice, it said that the issue would be fixed with a software update, meaning Ford owners won’t have to visit local dealers to get rid of the problem.
Just last month, more than 270,000 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators were recalled over possible faults with the brake system.
And back in February, roughly 240,000 Explorer and Lincoln Aviators were recalled over issues with the seat belts.
More to follow.
