general problems of the 2021 Ford Explorer

18 problems related to back over prevention have been reported for the 2021 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2021 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2021 Explorer.

1 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 08/14/2025

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the rearview camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was blank. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 25v159000 (back over prevention) and 25v393000 (seats). The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

2 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 06/02/2025

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that upon shifting into reverse, the rearview camera failed to display an image. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 25v315000 (back over prevention); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 36,000.

3 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 06/11/2024

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while he attempted to engage the reverse gear, he noticed on the rearview camera a blue screen would display with no warning lights illuminated. The dealer was contacted, and vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000.

4 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2024

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention camera screen display was inoperable. The contact stated that a blue screen was displayed creating a visibility hazard for the driver. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 23v342000 (back over prevention). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 34,600.

5 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 11/15/2023

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21v735000 (back over prevention) NHTSA campaign number: 22v255000 (power train) and NHTSA campaign number: 23v675000 (power train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and determined that the parts were not available. 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 and confirmed that the parts were not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

6 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/01/2023

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v342000 (back over prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, and it was 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. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the camera intermittently failed, causing a visibility hazard for the driver. The failure mileage was 60,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

7 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 09/11/2023

The contact’s daughter owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact state that while his daughter shifted in reverse, the rear-view camera displayed a blue and black screen. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

8 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 09/11/2023

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the back over prevention screen was either black or blue. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v342000 (back over prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where the software was updated, and the camera was replaced however, the permanent fix was unavailable. 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. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was unknown.

9 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2023

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the screen display was blue and black and became inoperable. While reversing, the screen was blue. The contact was unable to use the gps feature. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, who stated he could use his warranty. The system showed that the screen had connected and disconnected. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 23v342000 (back over prevention).

10 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 07/10/2023

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v342000 (back over prevention) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had experienced a failure. The contact stated that she had begun to get a distorted image when she shifted the vehicle into reverse. The failure had been intermittent, however the failure had become constant and the contact stated that now the back up display and her instrument cluster would show a "blue" image. The failure mileage was 55,887. VIN tool confirms parts not yet available.

11 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2023

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v342000 (back over prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. 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 the back over prevention camera intermittently failed to operate as needed while in use. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

12 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 06/09/2023

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21v735000 (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. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

13 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 03/15/2023

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v342000 (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. The contact stated that while driving in reverse mode, the back over prevention camera displayed a blue screen. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 13000.

14 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2023

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that upon starting or while driving the vehicle, the front camera screen image was black or gray before going blank. Additionally, the navigation system was inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. While driving at undisclosed speeds, the transmission was slipping. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that coolant had intruded into the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

15 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 01/27/2023

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v022000 (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. The contact stated that his vehicle rental company owns a fleet of 105 2021 Ford Explorers, and the vins were all included in the recall. The contact stated that 35% of the 105 vehicles had experienced a loss of rearview camera image. The dealer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicles were not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.  .

16 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/15/2021

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was blue. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where an unknown software update was performed; however, the failure persisted. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v342000 (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 not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 28,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

17 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/14/2021

I had the safety recall 21v735000 performed on October 12, 2021. Within 2 days the same problem of rear-view backup camera blue screen recurred, just as it did before the recall. The problem happens in about 1/3 of trips. Once the blue screen occurs, it doesn't go away until powering off the vehicle, waiting a few minutes, and then upon powering the vehicle on the rear backup camera might work again for a while, but will usually break again the same day.

18 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 12/30/2020

The contact owns a 2021 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v342000 (back over prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. 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 on several occasions the rear-view camera failed to show an image. The failure mileage was 30,839. VIN tool confirms parts not available.


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