Component
BACK OVER PREVENTION: BACK-UP ALARM
4 NHTSA complaints about back over prevention: back-up alarm issues across 3 makes and 4 models.
Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.
NHTSA ODI component intake brief
ODI category BACK OVER PREVENTION: BACK-UP ALARM
4 filings · 4 models · 3 makes · vintage August 2026
- FILINGS SPARSE 4 ODI rows
- MODELS 4 nameplates citing this part
- MAKES 3 manufacturers in corpus
- CRASH 0.0% 0 crash-flagged
- RANK #537 of 696 categories
- SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 0 injuries
Filing-volume peers
BACK OVER PREVENTION: BACK-UP ALARM sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#537 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 4 models). Open KIA Niro EV (category leader) →
BACK OVER PREVENTION: BACK-UP ALARM severity reading
The standout signal for back over prevention: back-up alarm is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 0 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 4 filings (SPARSE volume).
Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.
Next step: compare KIA Niro EV against CHILD SEAT:SHELL:HEADREST on filing totals before treating back over prevention: back-up alarm volume as a purchase signal.
Most Affected Vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIA Niro EV | |
| 2 | Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | |
| 3 | Ford Expedition | |
| 4 | Ford Edge |
Recent Complaints
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while passengers were walking behind the vehicle, the back over prevention system failed to activate. The vehicle was taken to the local deal
I'm a new Niro Ev driver. The VESS noise when reversing the vehicle is very loud. It is too loud, I live in close proximity to neighbors and have to get up early for work and the sound is a major nuis
2015 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BACK-UP SIGNAL SOUND IS VERY LOW. *SMD...UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF UPDATED 08/25/15*JB
BACK UP CAMERA TAKES 10 TO 15 SECONDS BEFORE COMING ON (AVERAGE 12 SECONDS), AUDIO ON RADIO, CD PLAYER AND IPHONE MUSIC GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY, GPS HAS FAILED TO OPERATE ON OCCASION. *TR
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