Ford F-350 SD screen failure problems

Filed May 11, 2026 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · NY

Charging System Fault. Caused multiple error messages like Forward camera not available, collision avoidance not available. Then Radio goes black and reboots. Several cycles later the dash board goes DARK. No speed or RPM anything visible for 5-10 secs, and on some reboots this Dark dash lasted 30 seconds. Thankfully while traveling at midnight the head lights and tail lights remain on, just no interior lights during these Reboots. New batteries made no difference.

Filed Apr 9, 2026 · TX

Front facing camera, located in front grill, has inadequate water proofing, which eventually shorts out the camera and causing it to become inoperable. This creates a blind spot when backing up or driving in tight spaces with such a large truck. When the front camera blacks out, you lose visibility in front of the vehicle. This is a safety issue, because the size of the truck, how high it sits from the factory, and no visibility over the hood could cause a collision with low height persons or kids or property. Yes, this issue has been reproduced by the dealer. And there are numerous reports of people on message forums and social media complaining of this issue. There were no warnings of this prior to failure. One day the front facing camera simply stopped working, leaving a black screen for any camera views that include the front camera.

Filed Feb 19, 2026 · Driver assistance · 55,000 miles · AZ

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while in reverse(R), the rearview camera displays a blue screen or a blank screen while in reverse. The contact then received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 25V572000(Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was notified of the failure and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time to repair the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and gave the contact the same information as the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Filed Feb 18, 2026 · Driver assistance · 173,293 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-350. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 25V572000 (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 in reverse, the back-over prevention camera intermittently displayed a distorted, blue, or black screen. While driving at various speeds, the camera erroneously displayed an image of the rear of the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 173,293.

Filed Oct 2, 2025 · Driver assistance · 100,000 miles · MT

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-350. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 25V270000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. 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 approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Jul 28, 2025 · Driver assistance · 70,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-350. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 25V270000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(R). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, preventing the driver from safely operating the vehicle. 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 issue. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Jun 23, 2025 · Driver assistance · 218,500 miles · LA

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention camera system failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera system displayed a black screen. The contact turned the back over prevention camera off and proceeded to reverse, and the back over camera system independently reset. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the contact was informed that parts were not available. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 25V270000 (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 not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 218,500. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Apr 16, 2025 · Driver assistance · 130,312 miles · MT

The contact owns a 2021 Ford F-350. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera failed to function as intended. In addition, an error message indicated that the camera was unavailable and to contact the dealer. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera screen would display a black screen or a black screen with lines. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed wiring harness. The contact was informed that the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer several times; however, the failure was not duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,312.

Filed Nov 21, 2024 · Electrical · TX

My dash and head unit intermittently powers down then reboots both while I am parked and driving. It also gives a message saying it may not start up or something about low power mode, front camera error and pro assist error. I purchased my vehicle in Mar 2024 and it started around 3K miles. I've reached out to several dealerships about getting it repaired since it's under warranty and they can't even diagnose it without keeping my vehicles for days with no guarantee of any timelines. Since it need my vehicle for work and none of them will provide loners or rentals haven't been able to get the problem remedied. For some reason they need to hold on to my vehicle for days until they can even diagnose it and I can't make an appointment just to drop it off when there is a bay open. I reached out to Ford directly to see if I can get them to cover a rental car and they refused. I also asked if I can take it outside of the Ford service network because I can get it serviced faster and they said no since it is standard warranty. So I'm held hostage forced to use their service when they can't provide service timely. I have more pictures and videos as evidence.

Filed Jul 24, 2024 · Driver assistance, Electrical · MI

Sync screen has gone black on radio causing all blind spots to be invisible while parking a large vehicle. I was told by ford tech support this is a recall in certain year ford explorers but not in the F series trucks! I looked up the issue on many of ford forums and it is an unresolved issue. If the rear camera is a recall the image projecting device “SYNC Radio” which is a brain to truck should be as well I would imagine. The laborer and parts for the repair are costly to the company and I’m extremely concerned with how I was treated when this is a known issue with ford. I paid 62000 for a vehicle that now has a recall for a foggy camera but no recall for the device to visually see 360 degrees around vehicle. Suburban Ford of Waterford wants to charge me upwards around 1000.00 for parts and laborer to fix a KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. All attempts to update have been completed and any ford provided reset and install options have been performed. Downloaded the 3.4 update onto thumb drive in the right format and just black screen of death it’s now been named in forums. They push it off as an update but the years being monitored have faulty APIM modules. Causing screens to have no image, sound, and HANDSFREE safety features. Please help me resolve this concern! Thank you, [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)