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BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
1,215 NHTSA complaints about back over prevention: rearview system braking issues across 36 makes and 275 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.
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ODI category BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
1,215 filings · 275 models · 36 makes · vintage August 2026
- FILINGS MODERATE 1,215 ODI rows
- MODELS 275 nameplates citing this part
- MAKES 36 manufacturers in corpus
- CRASH 5.9% 72 crash-flagged
- RANK #140 of 696 categories
- SEV FATAL 16 deaths · 26 injuries
Filing-volume peers
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING sits MODERATE on ODI intake volume (#140 of 696 standardized categories) with a FATAL severity stamp (16 reported fatalities across 275 models). Open Ford Explorer (category leader) →
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING model-concentration reading
The standout signal for back over prevention: rearview system braking is model concentration: Ford Explorer accounts for 43 filings (3.5% of this category) out of 1,215 total.
Moderate-volume categories still show a fingerprint in the model table below, cross-check each nameplate's recall and investigation history before inferring a defect pattern.
Next step: compare Ford Explorer against SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER on filing totals before treating back over prevention: rearview system braking volume as a purchase signal.
Most Affected Vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford Explorer | |
| 2 | Ford F-150 | |
| 3 | Ford Escape | |
| 4 | Honda Pilot | |
| 5 | Tesla Model Y | |
| 6 | Honda Prologue | |
| 7 | Ford Edge | |
| 8 | Polestar Polestar 2 | |
| 9 | Audi A4 | |
| 10 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | |
| 11 | Honda Odyssey | |
| 12 | RAM 1500 | |
| 13 | Subaru Outback | |
| 14 | Honda Ridgeline | |
| 15 | Ford Bronco | |
| 16 | BMW X5 | |
| 17 | GMC Acadia | |
| 18 | Ford Flex | |
| 19 | Volkswagen Tiguan | |
| 20 | Tesla Model 3 | |
| 21 | Ford Fusion | |
| 22 | Tesla Model S | |
| 23 | Nissan Rogue | |
| 24 | Honda Accord | |
| 25 | Chrysler Pacifica | |
| 26 | Volvo Xc90 | |
| 27 | Toyota Camry | |
| 28 | Honda CR-V | |
| 29 | Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | |
| 30 | Volkswagen ID.4 |
Recent Complaints
Went to Clay Cooley Ford in Arlington TX off of highway 360 to have rearview camera issues fixed after being sent a recall notice to take it in to be repaired. The vehicle doesn’t show a black screen
My rear view camera is not making any noise to let me know if somebody is behind me or I’m getting to close to something. Almost hit somebody!
The vehicle previously received a manufacturer dash wiring recall repair. After the recall repair was completed, the vehicle began experiencing intermittent and cascading electrical and communication
All of the audio warnings in the car suddenly stop working without any associated warning. On certain occasions (once every couple of months, unpredictably) the car's audio completely stops working.
Rear camera doesn’t work and is just a black screen. It started out intermittent and now doesn’t work at all.
The transmission/torque converter completely failed after being maintained while driving on the highway without any warning. The transmission began jerking and bucking, almost sending me into the onco
On multiple occasions the alert for either the forward or rear collision warning system will sound with nothing either in front of or behind the vehicle. In these cases, the car automatically braked
Collision warning system has never worked properly. Now it is not working at all. This was verify by Jeff Leather service director at Reno Porsche on Jan 22. They basically said the because it is old
Unknown. Brakes still squeaking after getting them changed with the bulletin notice. Engine surges and idles rough- dealership could not diagnose. Not accelerating randomly, pedal goes in and it does
My 2019 Audi A7 was brought to Audi Dallas on January 20, 2026, for a manufacturer safety recall involving a software update (Recall 90TV / NHTSA 25V900). During or immediately following the recall re
The rear view camera has become unreliable. It sometimes flickers. It sometimes is upside down. It is sometimes gray. It works properly about 10% of the time. I believe it was a significant contr
When put into reverse, display just shows Camera is temporarily unavailable. This is after the OTA update 4.2.13 that was supposed to fix the issue. Rear cross traffic braking is also unavailable at
Backup camera delayed display of rear view when in reverse, followed by a message stating the camera was unavailable, to contact the dealer. Small impact with parking sign when backing into the parkin
the cross trafic light warning comes out as not working while i am driving on highway or any other street and the system is actually working
The backup camera feeds to the infotainment screen integrated into the radio. This screen intermittently fails to illuminate and does not allow the backup camera feed to be be visible rendering the b
The vehicle failed the inspection related to Recall 25C42. Since owning the vehicle, I have experienced repeated intermittent failures of multiple safety and driver-assistance systems, which raise ser
The rear view backup camera will get scrambled or become blurry from time to time . It is happening more frequently causing the inability to know what is behind you when backing up.
I am submitting this complaint to report an unresolved safety recall and the inability to obtain a timely inspection or repair, which I believe places me and my family at increased risk of a crash. My
The 2025 Kia K4 sensors failed to go off resulting in the rear bumper to hit a barrell. The operator of the Kia K4 was reversing at 1mph
Recall issue: The vehicle failed and became disabled due to the shift cable bushing while in a parking lot on private property, with driver in the vehicle. The gear would not shift or go into park an
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