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2015 Ford Explorer Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
172
Latest Sep 23, 2026
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
10%
of 1,791 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5

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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2015 Ford Explorer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 172 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

The 25 most recent of 172, in the owner's own words

Driver assistance
Filed Sep 23, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the rear-view camera was intermittently inoperable. The message "Rear-view Camera Unavailable - Contact Dealer" was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. A local dealer was contacted and stated that parts were only available for Ford Mustang vehicles. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.

NHTSA ID
11766440
Incident
Aug 11, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 21, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the rear-view camera displayed incorrectly, causing the screen to go blank or forcing the image to appear reversed, shifted, or upside down. 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.

NHTSA ID
11765888
Incident
Sep 21, 2026
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 18, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rear-view camera became inoperable. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was occasionally blurry or displayed a reversed image. 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 vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the rear-view camera had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 153,304.

NHTSA ID
11765275
Incident
Sep 18, 2026
Mileage
153,304 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 16, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to complete the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the remedy to be available. The contact stated that while in reverse, the rearview camera intermittently failed to display an image. The message "See Dealer" was displayed. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the remedy was not yet available. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

NHTSA ID
11764725
Incident
Oct 13, 2025
Mileage
125,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 14, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. 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 while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed an inverted image without guidelines. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer failed to perform the recall repair in a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

NHTSA ID
11764022
Incident
Jul 14, 2026
Mileage
120,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 11, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the message "Contact Service Center" was intermittently displayed on the instrument panel, and the rear-view camera intermittently became dark and the image was distorted. 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. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

NHTSA ID
11763676
Incident
Sep 11, 2025
Mileage
113,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 10, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. 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 while reversing, the back over prevention camera image was hazy. The failure mileage was 150,000.

NHTSA ID
11763309
Incident
Aug 1, 2025
Mileage
150,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 8, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (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 contact stated that while in reverse(R), the back over prevention camera displayed a black screen and displayed the image at the rear of the vehicle momentarily. Occasionally, the message, "Camera not Available," was displayed. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The manufacturer was contacted; however, the contact was unable to speak with a representative. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.

NHTSA ID
11762699
Incident
Sep 8, 2025
Mileage
93,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 24, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to complete the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was black, and the message "Camera Unavailable" was displayed. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the recall remedy was not available, but the vehicle could be repaired at the owner's expense with reimbursement provided later. 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 notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

NHTSA ID
11759115
Incident
Oct 24, 2025
Mileage
140,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 11, 2026

The rear view camera is distorted/and or blank, and can potentially cause an accident. It is available for inspection upon request. By not being able to see correctly with the rear view camera, I am unable to tell which direction a car is coming from, if there are cars passing behind me, or at times I see no image at all, just a blank screen, which can severely impact one’s ability to drive safe and responsibly. The issue has been confirmed by the manufacturer. The vehicle has not yet been inspected by anyone. There was no warning prior to failure, and it seemed to first appear the day I purchased the used vehicle in November of 2025.

NHTSA ID
11756221
Incident
Nov 20, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 7, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera was inoperable or intermittently displayed a blank image. The 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 notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11755471
Incident
Aug 7, 2024
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 6, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. 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 while reversing, the rear-view camera was inoperable or displayed an inverted image. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available for the recall repair. 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 not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.

NHTSA ID
11755307
Incident
Oct 6, 2025
Mileage
180,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 6, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the rear-view camera turned on and off unintendedly. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact stated that the vehicle stalled. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer informed the contact that the part for the recall repair was not available. The dealer confirmed that Mustang vehicles were being repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

NHTSA ID
11755205
Incident
Jan 1, 2023
Mileage
65,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalVisibility
Filed Jul 22, 2026

Recall for faulty rearview camera. Still has no remedy. Mine is giving issues. Glitches, freezes, and displays error message to contact dealership. Has almost caused multiple accidents. Have spoken to dealership. With no remedy from ford they want to charge me a fortune to replace and reprogram the camera system.

NHTSA ID
11752238
Incident
Oct 15, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 20, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. While the contact's wife was reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a blank screen. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with an inoperable rear-view camera. The contact was informed that the rear-view camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that parts were not yet available. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Protection); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. Due to the contact's wife's disability, the failure was an inconvenience. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

NHTSA ID
11751495
Incident
Jan 15, 2025
Mileage
85,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 17, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. 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. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera was inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11751020
Incident
Oct 13, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 16, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact stated that while in reverse(R) on several occasions, the rear-view camera was inverted at 180 degrees and intermittently went black. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the rear-view camera needed to be replaced; however, the part was not yet available for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 143,612.

NHTSA ID
11750768
Incident
Nov 16, 2025
Mileage
143,612 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 13, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. 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. The contact stated that the rearview camera was inoperable. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that 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 ID
11750054
Incident
Oct 13, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 13, 2026

The contact’s daughter owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The owner received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rear-view camera went blank periodically, and after two weeks, the image went completely blank. The contact stated that on several occasions, there were children and people standing in the rear of the vehicle and it could have caused an accident. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that the rear-view camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was 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 issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11749987
Incident
Jan 15, 2023
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 7, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera image was inverted. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was 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. The failure mileage was 100,000.

NHTSA ID
11748776
Incident
Jul 7, 2026
Mileage
100,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 24, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NTHSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not 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 issue. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera occasionally displayed an inverted image or a black and white, distorted image. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11746294
Incident
Jan 1, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 24, 2026
Crash reported

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while his son was reversing, the vehicle crashed into a stop sign. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera was inoperable during the crash. There were no warning lights illuminated. There were no reported injuries. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention). The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

NHTSA ID
11746225
Incident
May 1, 2026
Mileage
155,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 24, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed a distorted image. In addition, the contact stated that the rear-view camera displayed images with lines and an inverted image. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the failure was confirmed to be consistent with an unrepaired recall repair. In addition, the contact was informed that parts were unavailable to repair the vehicle. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the parts were unavailable. The contact stated that the failure was a persistent failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11746208
Incident
Jun 17, 2024
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 23, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. 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 while in reverse(R), the rearview camera was inoperable. The dealer was contacted and 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 unreachable via the number provided in the recall letter. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

NHTSA ID
11745862
Incident
Nov 15, 2025
Mileage
95,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 18, 2026

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available for the recall repair. 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 contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention camera image failed to display as needed and the message “Camera not Detected” was displayed on the screen. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The failure mileage was 100,000.

NHTSA ID
11745060
Incident
Jun 18, 2025
Mileage
100,000 mi

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