What 221 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Ford Flex

I have recieved the notice from the manufacturer as expected. I have been notified by my local dealership of the recall. I have attempted several times since notification to have it corrected. I have been told on every occasion the parts were not available. Yet, a bit of searching on Ford's own parts website, I can order the part and have it delivered by Feb 26. At every service visit, the dealership has kindly reminded me of the needed recalls. I question, no parts? Is ford just thinking I will get tired and just stop. No parts in stock should mean, NONE in Ford's entire inventory. The part in question is only used on Ford Flex. No other models use this device. The reserved devices cannot be "for new car builds". I believe we are on the edge of a "BAD FAITH" arguement. An issued "Safety Recall" should not mean "Suggested when you have time Recall.

NHTSA ODI 11719787

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V732000 (Structure) and 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the driver's side B-pillar trim detached from the vehicle. The B-pillar trim struck the side of the vehicle and cracked. The contact stated that a part had fallen off the vehicle, and the other part was attached to wires. The local dealer was not contacted. The part attached to the wires was glued. 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 issue. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

NHTSA ODI 11717601

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (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 reversing, the rearview camera was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the rearview camera needed to be replaced, but parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11716149

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rear-view camera became inoperable. The rear-view camera image was distorted and upside down. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention) and 25V732000 (Structure); however, parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the camera system had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. 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 approximate failure mileage was 117,000.

NHTSA ODI 11715873

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NHTSA ODI 11714235

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera display blacked out. The contact stated that the rear-view camera display operated properly occasionally. Additionally, the front passenger’s side B-pillar trim was loose, and there was an abnormal whistling sound coming from the B-pillar. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the contact was informed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that the unrepaired recall was a safety hazard. The contact stated that the vehicle was used to transport children. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention) and 25V732000 (Structure); however, the parts for the recall repairs were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11713878

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention) and 25V732000 (Structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and the dealer determined that the rearview camera failure was related to the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. 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 issue. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

NHTSA ODI 11712194

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rear-view camera image was distorted or upside down. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was not notified of the failure. In addition, the contact also received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V732000 (Structure); 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 repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

NHTSA ODI 11710423

Rear view camera under Ford recall 25SA9 has been malfunctioning for months 3 separate Ford dealers tell me they do not have parts even though it's been 2 months since the recall notice. Ford 1-800 number does not recognize the recall number.

NHTSA ODI 11705012

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION) and 25V732000 (STRUCTURE); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal before the transmission shifted. No warning lights were illuminated. In addition, when the vehicle was shifted into park(P) and turned off, the vehicle jerked and moved back and forth. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, the driver's side B-pillar trim detached from the vehicle. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired after the most recent failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11704069

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rearview camera image occasionally displayed a blank or blue screen. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact called the dealer on several occasions about the recall and was informed that parts were still unavailable. In addition, the contact recently received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V732000 (Structure); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

NHTSA ODI 11703185

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera image was black, upside-down, or blurry. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not repaired because the part was not available. The contact stated that the recall part had not been available for almost a year. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

NHTSA ODI 11701687

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention) and 25V732000 (Structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera initially displayed an inverted image, but the camera had become inoperable while reversing. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11700831

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (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 manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ODI 11700848

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V951000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION) and 25V732000 (STRUCTURE); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were 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 had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ODI 11700620

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the back-over prevention camera image was displayed upside down. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention). The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.

NHTSA ODI 11700029

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention) and 25V732000 (Structure); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact stated that when the back over prevention camera was activated, the screen failed to display an image, or the image would be inverted. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issues. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

NHTSA ODI 11696586

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention) in 2024. The contact had been calling the local dealer but was informed that parts to repair the recall were not yet available. The contact stated that the rear-view camera had started failing intermittently. The contact stated that occasionally the image froze or flashed off and on. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.

NHTSA ODI 11693575

Backup camera is not working at all; there is a blank blue screen that appears with a warning that states: camera is unavailable. There is an open recall #NHTSA #24V951 and #24S75. Walker Ford Dealership was called today 10/14/2025 and stated there are no cameras available at this time for the recall. The parking sensors are no longer working because the backup camera is not working. My safety and others are at risk because I do not have any sensors to warn me if I am in a blind spot backing up.

NHTSA ODI 11693245

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention) in 2024; however, when the local dealer was contacted to schedule an appointment, the contact was informed that parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The contact stated that the camera had started to show symptoms of the recall. The camera image was occasionally upside down or there was a message “Camera Not Available” was displayed. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was contacted about the lack of recall repair parts and to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

NHTSA ODI 11693390

The contact's wife owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was either blank, upside down, or distorted while reversing. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

NHTSA ODI 11692280

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed an upside-down image while shifted in reverse(R). The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not made aware of the issue. 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 parts were not yet available. The failure mileage was 57,345.

NHTSA ODI 11691267

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V951000 (Back Over Prevention). The local dealer was contacted and confirmed the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the local dealer. The contact had not experienced a failure.

NHTSA ODI 11688950

2019 Ford Flex Limited and the rear view camera will come up with a blank screen or a blue screen and not show anything. Then will show the error of Camera not available. This problem has been reported in other Flex vehicles and is listed on the NHTSA ID Number: 24V951000. According to the local Ford dealer, this vehicle is not affected but is showing all the symptoms of it. This occurs intermittently. The camera will work on one reverse, and not work on the next.

NHTSA ODI 11688989

The back up camera in the vehicle almost never works properly. The majority of the time, while in reverse, the screen is blue or black. It will sometimes show the camera video feed but it will be upside down before the screen turns to black. It will than say that the camera is unavailable. If the back up camera is not operation, it can be very difficult to see small objects or young people directly behind the vehicle. The symptoms are the same as described in NHTSA recall number 24V951 which affects the same vehicle line and model year as this vehicle. This VIN is not affected by recall 24V951.

NHTSA ODI 11686954