Ford is recalling nearly 625,000 US vehicles over safety issues with the seat belts and camera displays that could increase the risk of a crash or injuries, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday.
Certain 2015-2017 Ford Mustang vehicles are being recalled for faulty seat belt anchor cables that can corrode over time and break. This recall includes 332,778 units.
Water and salt from the road may corrode the front seat belt pretensioner cables, Ford said.
This can cause the cables to break, preventing the seat belt from properly restraining passengers and thus increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Owners should bring their vehicles to a dealership, where the front seat belt cables can be inspected and replaced if needed, free of charge.
Dealers will also remove sections of the carpet that come into contact with the cables.
Letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed sometime this month.
Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, likely in January 2026.
Certain 2020-2022 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, and F-450 SD vehicles are being recalled for a faulty rearview camera image.
This recall includes 291,901 units, and estimates all of them have the defect.
The 360-degree view camera system may not properly display a rearview image in certain lighting conditions, appearing severely underexposed or overexposed.
The camera glitch could prevent the driver from clearly seeing the view behind their vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash, the automaker said in a recall report.
Owners should bring their vehicles to a dealership, where the image processing software will be updated, free of charge.
Ford said it expects to send letters notifying owners of the safety risk by Oct. 20, 2025.
Additional letters will be mailed when the final remedy is available, likely by March 2026.
The company said it is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to this recall.
It’s just the latest recall this year in a heavy batch for Ford, one of the “Big Three” automakers based near Detroit, Mich.
In the first six months of 2025, Ford issued more safety recalls than any other car company has in an entire calendar year, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The automaker has either reported the highest or second-highest number of recalls industry-wide each year since 2020.
The automaker issued 88 safety recalls through the end of June, according to federal data. It has recorded about 120 recalls so far this year.
