Component

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

1,385 NHTSA complaints about back over prevention: sensing system: camera issues across 33 makes and 208 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: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

1,385 filings · 208 models · 33 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS MODERATE 1,385 ODI rows
  • MODELS 208 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 33 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 2.1% 29 crash-flagged
  • RANK #132 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 6 injuries
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA (this)BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSIN…1,385SEAT BELTS:FRONT1,380POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTERPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSM…1,394SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER1,347
ODI filing volume neighbourhood: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA vs nearest complaint-total peers

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA sits MODERATE on ODI intake volume (#132 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 208 models). Open Polestar Polestar 2 (category leader) →

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA severity reading

The standout signal for back over prevention: sensing system: camera is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 6 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 1,385 filings (MODERATE volume).

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 Polestar Polestar 2 against SEAT BELTS:FRONT on filing totals before treating back over prevention: sensing system: camera volume as a purchase signal.

1,385
Complaints
208
Models Affected
29
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Polestar Polestar 2
372
2 Ford Explorer
90
3 Tesla Model Y
64
4 Ford F-150
63
5 Ford Mustang
56
6 Ford Escape
54
7 Ford Edge
42
8 Honda Ridgeline
41
9 Volvo Xc40
26
10 Ford Flex
20
11 Honda Accord
17
12 Ford Fusion
16
13 Ford Expedition
16
14 Tesla Model 3
15
15 Ford F-250
15
16 Volvo Xc90
14
17 Ford Taurus
14
18 Lincoln Corsair
12
19 Volvo Xc60
11
20 Mazda Mazda3
11
21 Lincoln Aviator
10
22 Ford Transit
10
23 Subaru Outback
8
24 Ford Focus
8
25 BMW X3
8
26 Volvo C40bev
7
27 Toyota 4runner
7
28 Polestar Polestar 3
7
29 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
7
30 Toyota Rav4
6

Recent Complaints

2016 Ford C-MAX

See attached document for complaint. RE: NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 25V695 To whom it may concern, In August 2025 we took our 2016 CMAX into the Ford Dealer we purchased it from to have the check out the

2021 Polestar Polestar 2

The rear view camera fails repeatedly and the rear window is not large enough to safely reverse.

2020 Chevrolet Equinox

See attached document for complaint.

2017 Lincoln MKC

See attached document for complaint. Joe Cooper Lincoln replaced our car's faulty backup camera on August 22, 2025, as documented in the attached copy. A few days later we received an email from Carf

2024 Mitsubishi Outlander

Sometimes when I am backing up, the rear backup camera will go dark, switch to something random (such as music screen) or freeze (I.e. it shows a clear path behind me while backing up but the screen i

2022 Polestar Polestar 2

The polestar 2 continues to be unsafe. When reversing the rear camera freezes up always, and takes minutes to stop lagging, being very unsafe when backing up onto a busy road out of the driveway. One

2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4matic

New car was purchased from Rocklin Mercedes in California. Soon after the rear back up camera kept opening and closing when the car was in drive and at random times. The was then taken into Autobahn

2022 Polestar Polestar 2

Backup camera unavailable: this happened often. Put the car in reverse and the screen goes black with error saying the camera is unavailable.

2023 Polestar Polestar 2

Rear backup camera continues to not function reliably, even after updating to the latest firmware 4.2.13

2023 Toyota Tundra

My reverse stopped working, it just shows a black screen when I switch to it. The rest of my entertainment console works, it's only when I put it in reverse that it goes black. I saw that there was a

2023 Lexus RX

I took my vehicle to Lexus of Louisville on 2/2/26 for Recall campaign number: NHTSA 25V744000 (Lexus internal 25LB06. My backup camera does not work at all but I was told my vin is not part of the re

2026 Volvo Xc90mhev

I turned on my brand new 2026 Volvo XC 90 and none of the cameras worked. I hard reset it three times and it still didn’t work. The message on the screen said “Camera view is temporarily unavailable.

2022 Volvo C40bev

Intermittent rear backup camera displayed camera unavailable instead of live video footage of what's behind the car. Inspection available upon request. Reduced visibility to rear of vehicle may lead t

2016 Toyota 4runner

Rear view camera / backup camera randomly displays blanks screen. Screen has no other issues noted. Has been occurring over the past couple years.

2019 Toyota Rav4

Infotainment Center turns on and off, and will not work. Because the screen turns on and off, the camera for back up intermittently works. May 2025 i took it to Karl Malone Toyota in Sandy Utah. Th

2023 Toyota Crown

Issue with Rear Camera not turning off when car is placed in Drive. notified Toyota Corp twice and dealership about this issue. There is a total loss of multimedia display when this happens. When I pu

2024 Lexus RX

The rear backup camera does not work when put into reverse

2024 Toyota Crown

I was backing up the vehicle into a driveway and then again the screen went blank and no back up lights as well. This vehicle had just been back from the dealer and they had requested photos which I d

2019 Ford Flex

See attached document for complaint.

2022 Polestar Polestar 2

The backup camera continues to not load properly when starting the car, and displays a warning that the backup camera failed to load. There is no image on the inforainment screen, and there is limited

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