NHTSA Complaint #11701166 — 2016 FORD FUSION

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. 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 exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the back-over prevention camera would black out intermittently. The failure had become more persistent over time and would fail whenever in reverse. While reversing out of a parking space, the back-over prevention camera displayed a black screen. The contact continued in reverse, and another vehicle ended up hitting the vehicle in the center of the rear bumper. The crash caused damage to the other vehicle's front bumper. There were no injuries and no medical attention needed. The air bags deployed. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who confirmed the remedy was not available. The damage to the vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed the same as the dealer. The manufacturer referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.