Ford Motor Company recall 26V415: BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT

Official action

Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Official identifier. 26V415

Date. 2026-06-30

Jurisdiction. United States

Hazard (official). A vehicle that does not produce a warning sound may fail to alert pedestrians of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

Action / remedy (official). Note: This is an expansion of Recall 25V691. Any vehicles previously repaired under 25V691 must have the new remedy completed. Ford will release an over-the-air (OTA) update or dealers will update the APIM software, free of charge. Additionally, dealers will replace the digital signal processing module in Nautilus Hybrid vehicles equipped with 28 speakers, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Owner notification letters were mailed August 7, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S51. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 7, 2026.

Potential units affected. 66,383 as published in the campaign file.

Owner notification date. 2026-08-07

Official record

Licence: United States Government public recall data

Attribution: Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall campaign