Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Ford Flex has 19 NHTSA other complaints and 1 other-related recall.
19
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 6, 2026
25V695000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Flex, 2015 Explorer, Lincoln MKT, Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 C-Max, Escape, Taurus, 2016 Fusion,...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview... |
| Mar 25, 2026 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V69... |
| Feb 27, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My vehicle is affected by recall 25V695. Ford dealership confirmed no remedy parts are available and... |
| Sep 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My rear camera has stopped working and ford has issue with many models with this same problem. |
| Jul 29, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear backup camera constantly blacks out or inverts itself. |
| Jul 11, 2025 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera disp... |
| Jan 1, 2025 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | Backup camera constantly shows a blank screen or distorted upside down image. There was a recall iss... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Back up camera image is distorted or flipped. This is a safety risk. |
| Oct 1, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear camera is malfunctioning. When the vehicle is in reverse, the display shows either a flashing g... |
| Sep 1, 2024 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact stated that the back-over prevention camera was inope... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | LANE DEPARTURE | camera recall number is 25S72 (NHTSA 25V442000). I own a 2016 Ford Flex and its having the same iss... |
| Jan 15, 2023 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V69... |
| Jan 7, 2023 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Flex. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V69... |
| Jan 4, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The rear camera on this 2016 Ford Flex has gone bad 3 times since buying it in 2017. It is upside do... |
| May 13, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE INTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FLOOR WELL WAS FILLED WITH WATER WHILE PARKED. WATER LEAKS THROUGH... |
| Jan 17, 2019 | BACK OVER PREVENTION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear backup camera fails. It was repaired once under warranty, (7 Jan 2019) second time under exten... |
| Aug 20, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | "TAKATA RECALL" MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON 2000 MILES BEFORE MY MANUFACTURES WARRANTY EXPIRED. I HAV... |
| Oct 30, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | DROVE MY 2016 FORD FLEX I TRIED TO AVOID ANIMAL ON ROAD AND STEERING ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON COULDNT ST... |
| Jul 30, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | PURCHASED A NEW 2016 FORD FLEX ON JULY 29, 2016, DROVE IT MOST OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY AND SMELLED EX... |