May 28 (Reuters) - Ford Motor ( F ) is recalling nearly

1.1 million vehicles in the United States because rearview

cameras may not display images due to a software issue,

increasing the risk of a crash.

The recall covers some 2021 through 2024 model year Bronco,

F-150, Edge, and 2023-2024 Escape, Corsair, F-250, F-350, F-450,

F-550 and F-600 vehicles, the automaker said Wednesday in a

filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The recall also impacts the 2022-2024 Expedition, 2022-2025

Transit, 2021-2023 Mach-E, Lincoln Nautilus, 2024 Ranger,

Mustang and the 2022-2024 Navigator.

NHTSA said the software issue may cause the rearview camera

image to delay, freeze, or not display.

Ford said it is aware of one allegation of a minor crash

resulting in property damage tied to the issue.

In January, NHTSA contacted Ford regarding allegations of

more than three dozen rear-view camera complaints on 2021-2023

Ford F-150 vehicles.

In April, a Ford engineering team was able to reproduce the

failure mode within a vehicle and link the causal factors to

specific software variants.

Dealers are expected to update vehicle software through an

over-the-air update. The software being recalled serves as an

operating system for the car's dashboard, helping its

infotainment system to control apps and display maps, among

others.

Letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to

be mailed by June 16. A second letter will be sent once the

remedy is available later this year.

Ford in April issued two other recalls in the United States

for rearview camera issues covering about 289,000 vehicles in

total. For both recalls, the automaker will replace rearview

cameras.

In November, NHTSA said Ford had agreed to a $165 million

civil penalty after an agency investigation found the automaker

failed to recall vehicles with defective rearview cameras in a

timely manner.

NHTSA in August 2021 opened an investigation after Ford in

2020 recalled about 620,000 vehicles for a rear camera issue to

determine whether the carmaker had made the recall in a timely

fashion. Ford expanded that recall in 2022 and in March adding

about 24,000 vehicles.