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.
NHTSA ODI component intake brief
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
Filing-volume 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.
Most Affected Vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polestar Polestar 2 | |
| 2 | Ford Explorer | |
| 3 | Tesla Model Y | |
| 4 | Ford F-150 | |
| 5 | Ford Mustang | |
| 6 | Ford Escape | |
| 7 | Ford Edge | |
| 8 | Honda Ridgeline | |
| 9 | Volvo Xc40 | |
| 10 | Ford Flex | |
| 11 | Honda Accord | |
| 12 | Ford Fusion | |
| 13 | Ford Expedition | |
| 14 | Tesla Model 3 | |
| 15 | Ford F-250 | |
| 16 | Volvo Xc90 | |
| 17 | Ford Taurus | |
| 18 | Lincoln Corsair | |
| 19 | Volvo Xc60 | |
| 20 | Mazda Mazda3 | |
| 21 | Lincoln Aviator | |
| 22 | Ford Transit | |
| 23 | Subaru Outback | |
| 24 | Ford Focus | |
| 25 | BMW X3 | |
| 26 | Volvo C40bev | |
| 27 | Toyota 4runner | |
| 28 | Polestar Polestar 3 | |
| 29 | Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | |
| 30 | Toyota Rav4 |
Recent Complaints
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
The rear view camera fails repeatedly and the rear window is not large enough to safely reverse.
See attached document for complaint.
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
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
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
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Backup camera unavailable: this happened often. Put the car in reverse and the screen goes black with error saying the camera is unavailable.
Rear backup camera continues to not function reliably, even after updating to the latest firmware 4.2.13
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
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
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.
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
Rear view camera / backup camera randomly displays blanks screen. Screen has no other issues noted. Has been occurring over the past couple years.
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
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
The rear backup camera does not work when put into reverse
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
See attached document for complaint.
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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