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2016 Ford Fusion back over prevention problems

151 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2016 Ford Fusion cite back over prevention, 9% of all 1,737 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.

Complaints
151
9% of all complaints
Crashes
8
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the back over prevention

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that they had received notification of notification of NHTSA Campaign Number : 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION) the local dealer was contacted however the vehicle was not remedied as the contact was advised that the parts to perform the recall repair were not yet available. The contact had experienced the failure stating that upon reversing the rear view camera would display blank or distorted, no warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the manufacturer had failed to provide a remedy in a timely manner. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 29, 2026Back over preventionODI 11774534
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in reverse, the rear-view camera operated intermittently. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was contacted by phone and made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 27, 2026Back over preventionODI 11773969
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in reverse(R), the rearview camera displayed a blank or distorted screen. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 27, 2026Back over preventionODI 11773984
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that upon shifting into reverse, the rearview camera displayed a blank image. The failure mileage was 125,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 26, 2026Back over preventionODI 11773726
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. While reversing, the rear-view camera intermittently failed to display an image. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by phone. The failure mileage was 68,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 20, 2026Back over preventionODI 11772432
“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the message "Beware of your Surroundings – Rear-view Camera is Inoperative" was displayed. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 20, 2026Back over preventionODI 11772435

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Related recalls

1 recall on this component

Back over prevention: camera

Remedy pending

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion, 2018-2019 Taurus, 2019 Lincoln MKT, Fiesta, and 2020 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, intermittent, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.

Back over preventionReported Oct 14, 2025NHTSA 25V695000
Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Nov 3, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.