2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E · symptom sheet
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails
- 29owner reports
- 30,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Sep 18, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
94 of the 138 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 29 of those describe infotainment. Only dead battery is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 29 reports
Infotainment on other Mustang Mach-E years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2023.
What this problem usually is
Screen complaints read like a list of small betrayals. The display goes black or freezes, the backup camera shows nothing when you shift into reverse, CarPlay or Android Auto keeps dropping, or the radio changes volume on its own. Many owners had a software update that didn't fix it. A narrower sheet covers backup camera failures on their own, and another covers screens that freeze.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the head unit or screen (12 reports), the software (11 reports), the camera (5 reports) and the module (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
6 recalls on the electrical system cover the 2022 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The high voltage battery main contactors may overheat.
In the event of a low battery charge, the electronic door latches may remain locked once the driver or front passenger exits and shuts the door, possibly trapping someone who is unable to use the inside door release handles, such as a child in the back seat.
A software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse.
The high voltage battery main contactors may overheat.
The high voltage battery main contactors may overheat.
The high voltage battery main contactors may overheat.
All 9 recalls on the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the Mustang Mach-E
Collisions involving ford bluecruise. Open.
Collisions involving ford bluecruise. Closed jan 17, 2025.
High voltage battery contactor failure. Closed dec 6, 2023, led to recall 23V-687.
Pedestrian alert sounds. Closed aug 7, 2023, led to recall 22V-063.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 31 service bulletins or notices for the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some 2021-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit an "Updating SYNC" message on the vehicle center display screen after an over the air (OTA) update.
Some of the vehicles listed in the model statement above equipped with SYNC4 may experience a blank center display screen or black center display after welcome animation.
Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) C1001:31, U3000:89, and/or U3000:49 stored in the image processing module A (IPMA) and at least one of the following conditions: "Front Camera Fault Service ...
Various 2020-2026 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with blind spot information system (BLIS) may experience an inoperative blind spot monitoring with a "Blind Spot System Fault" message displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC).
27 more on the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E page.
What owners wrote
“Was driving home, and all of a sudden I got a "Service Vehicle Soon" on the screen. and Got the following errors on FordPass App: 1- Powertrain Malfunction / Reduced Power 2- High-Voltage Battery Warning The time was around 8:30pm, the weather wasn't too hot not too cold. Was driving around 50 mph IIRC.”
Filed Aug 14, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 29 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Battery dies or the car will not start 36 reports
- Hybrid or EV system warning, loss of power 29 reports