2026 Ford Ranger Recall: Rearview Camera Image May Not Display/FMVSS 111

The 10.1-inch center screen in 11,405 Ford Ranger pickups from the 2026 model year can go black, and once it does the rearview camera image is gone the next time the truck is shifted into reverse. Ford traced the blackouts to a cracked capacitor on the display's circuit board, and its filing says the capacitors are suspected counterfeit parts.

Ford filed campaign 26V605 with NHTSA on September 22, 2026 for trucks built at Michigan Assembly Plant between April 21 and September 3, 2026, and estimates that 47% of them have the defective part. No remedy exists yet, and the interim letter that went to owners in October anticipates one by March 29, 2027.

The Issue

The screen is a SYNC 4 center stack display, and it goes dark when the fuse that feeds the display module opens. Behind the open fuse is an electrical short on the display's printed circuit board assembly, and behind the short is a cracked multi-layer ceramic capacitor on that board.

Ford's component analysis found that the affected capacitors have a dissipation factor outside specification and are suspected counterfeit components that do not meet engineering and material specifications. The capacitor is part number GRM32ER71H106KA12L, and the display module's supplier, listed at Tier 2, is Suzhou Dongshan Display Inc. of Suzhou, China. Nothing in the filing names who made or sold the capacitors.

With the screen black, the camera image cannot appear when the driver selects reverse at the start of a backing event, so the truck may miss three parts of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111: the field of view in S5.5.1, the response time in S5.5.3 and the default view in S5.5.6. In Ford's dealer notices, 26V605 is a compliance and equipment recall. NHTSA's consequence statement says a camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle and increases the risk of a crash.

Affected Models

Model	Model year	Production dates	Units
Ford Ranger	2026	Apr 21, 2026 - Sep 3, 2026	11,405

Traceability records link the suspect capacitor lot to the circuit board's serial number, then to the center stack assembly's serial number and on to the VIN. Rangers whose center stacks were built with verified conforming capacitors are left out, and because the trucks were not built in VIN order, a build date alone does not settle whether a truck is in. Ford's advance notice to dealers puts the U.S. population at 11,256; the NHTSA filing counts 11,405 and does not break the figure down by country.

The recall also takes in 46 screens that went out as service parts, and the dealer notices list eight part numbers for 10.1-inch center displays that may have been installed in 2024 through 2026 Rangers as replacements. Those trucks are outside the affected population unless the VIN has already been added to the recall, and Ford's letters cite a second NHTSA number, 26E065, for the equipment side of the campaign.

Chronology and Investigation

The Plant Vehicle Team at Michigan Assembly Plant spotted the trend first, in early warranty claims on 2026 Rangers whose center screens went black at low time in service and low mileage. On August 14, 2026, Ford's Pre-Investigation Review opened an investigation.

On August 20 the issue went to Ford's Critical Concern Review Group, which reviewed the teardown and failure analysis of six warranty return parts and confirmed the cracked capacitor as the root cause. Further analysis showed that a specific batch of boards had been assembled with substandard capacitors.

From August 20 to September 10 an engineering and supply chain team worked through production and part trace records to set the population. On September 2, Ford Customer Service Division issued a Quality Reject Notification in North America to quarantine suspect service inventory. Approval of a field action came from the Field Review Committee on September 15, and the Part 573 report reached NHTSA a week later, on September 22.

Dealers were notified on September 25, the day the VINs became searchable on NHTSA.gov. NHTSA's acknowledgment letter of the same date requires an amended Part 573 with a description of the remedy.

Reported Incidents

As of September 14, 2026, Ford knew of 15 warranty claims in North America potentially related to the condition. It is not aware of any owner complaints to NHTSA and reports no accidents or injuries.

Remedy and Notification

A remedy is not yet available, and Ford says it is working to provide parts for the repair. On the Part 573, the remedy type is blank, along with the fields for how the remedy part differs from the recalled one and for when the condition was corrected in production.

Interim letters telling owners of the safety risk were mailed October 7, 2026, according to NHTSA's record; the filing had planned the mailing for October 5 through 9. The letter says Ford has not issued instructions to stop driving the truck and that the remedy is anticipated by March 29, 2027, the same date by which the dealer notice expects a complete bulletin with technical instructions. For the remedy owner letter, the date is filed as TBD. Ford customer service is at 1-866-436-7332, and Ford's number for the recall is 26C42.

The September 25 advance notice puts new Rangers in dealer stock under a demonstration and delivery hold: dealers are not to demonstrate or deliver any new in-stock vehicle involved in the recall, some trucks may have been repaired or be in the process of repair at the assembly plant, and a repair order is to be opened only after the full bulletin publishes. It cites a federal civil penalty of up to $27,168 per vehicle for delivering a new vehicle before the recall service is complete.

An owner of a 2024 through 2026 Ranger who had the 10.1-inch screen replaced on or after April 21, 2026 is asked to contact a Ford dealer, which will verify the part and add the VIN to 26C42. Dealers have been told to review parts invoices, service records and over-the-counter sales and to contact customers and body shops that received one of the eight part numbers.

Symptoms to Watch For

A center screen that goes black. The only warning on Ford's filing is a blank infotainment screen; the description is an unexpected blank or black SYNC 4 display, and the warranty claims that started the investigation came at low mileage and low time in service.

No camera image in reverse. With the display dark, the rearview image does not appear when the truck is shifted into reverse, and the driver is backing up on mirrors and a shoulder check alone.

How Long Will the Recall Repair Take?

Ford has published no labor time and no parts plan beyond saying it is working to provide parts. The dealer notice says the suspect displays sold as service parts must be replaced; the repair for the 11,405 trucks is not described in any document on file. A labor allowance for reviewing service records on the equipment side is to come with the complete bulletin.

Bottom Line

The remedy letter, the one that brings an appointment, has no mailing date. An owner of a truck built between April 21 and September 3, 2026 can run the VIN at NHTSA.gov now or ask a dealer to check it in OASIS, and the advance notice tells dealers what to do with a truck that arrives with the screen already dark and no warranty coverage left: contact Ford's Special Service Support Center for direction. A shopper looking at a new 2026 Ranger will find affected trucks held on the lot under the delivery hold, and an owner who had the screen replaced since April 21 should have a dealer add the VIN so the letter arrives when the fix does.

Find your Ford Ranger recall information: https://www.ford.com/support/recalls/

Ford's Plant Vehicle Team at Michigan Assembly Plant found an early warranty claim trend of 2026 Rangers with black center screens at low mileage, and a teardown of six warranty parts traced the failure to a cracked, suspected-counterfeit capacitor on the display board. By Ford's estimate, 47% of the 11,405 trucks have the part. No remedy exists yet; interim letters went out October 7, 2026, and Ford's letter anticipates the fix by March 29, 2027.

This is the second recall on this site for the current Ranger in 2026, after the sun visor wiring fire recall 26V238, filed April 14 for 140,201 trucks from the 2024 through 2026 model years. Among the FMVSS 111 camera recalls here, Stellantis's 26V531 (844,027 vehicles) and Ram's 26V560 (239,131) have software remedies delivered over the air or by a dealer; the Ranger's fault is a hardware part on the display board, so its remedy waits on parts.