Truck Bed Camera Overview

The Truck Bed Camera is like a smart home camera designed for pickup trucks. This high-definition camera mounts to your rear window, overlooking the truck bed, and records activity like reach-ins and tampering.

To power the camera, there is a hub unit hidden under the rear seats that charges itself through your vehicle’s OBD-II port. The hub also enables the camera to send alerts and footage to the cloud over cellular LTE. Through the Ford app, you can view a live stream from the camera, review stored footage, and receive alerts when activity is detected.^*

The Truck Bed Camera requires activation of the Ford Security Package.^**

The Truck Bed Camera monitors inside your truck bed for suspicious activity using a combination of motion and intrusion detection.

Motion Detection
The Truck Bed Camera shines a white light when the radar is detecting movement around the truck bed.

• In daylight, a single LED serves as a deterrent by signaling that the vehicle is being monitored.
• At night, the light bar fully illuminates like a flood light, improving the camera’s visibility in the dark.
• The range of motion detection is set by the size of your truck bed. If you are having issues with the white light not turning on, please try power cycling the hub by holding the power button for 10 seconds.

Activity Detection
When the camera spots a person inside the truck bed, the light bar will shine red. This sends an alert to your phone, and a recording of the incident will be available in the Ford app. The camera will only alert you of intrusion events.

2025 F-150^® Platinum^® Plus 4x4 3.5L PowerBoost^® Full Hybrid V6 engine range calculation based on 30.6-gallon tank and an EPA-estimated 23-combined MPG rating. Actual mileage and range will vary.

Tonneau Covers
Tonneau covers are supported by the Truck Bed Camera but may impact how the device performs.

• The Truck Bed Camera specifically looks for intrusions inside the truck bed that are visible to the camera.
• Hands above the truck bed may not set off the red light or activity alerts as the hand is not inside the detection zone.
• If the tonneau cover is on, activity detection in the bed at the tailgate position may be impacted if the cover is blocking the line of sight to the camera.
• If the tonneau cover is raised and blocking the camera, activity will not be detected because the camera’s view is blocked.

How To Test Activity Detection
Follow these steps to properly test that motion and activity detection are working:

• Place an item fully in your truck bed.
• Walk 10 feet away from the truck bed and make sure the white LED on the Truck Bed Camera is off.
• Walk up to your truck and remove the item from your truck bed. Be sure to fully reach into the bed. The white LED will turn on as you approach, while the red LED will turn on when removing the item.
• Check your Ford app to access the recorded activity.

Stay in control of your vehicle security using live stream, intrusion alerts, activity history, GPS, and more in the Ford app.

2025 F-150^® Platinum^® Plus 4x4 3.5L PowerBoost^® Full Hybrid V6 engine range calculation based on 30.6-gallon tank and an EPA-estimated 23-combined MPG rating. Actual mileage and range will vary. 

1. Open the Ford App: Be sure you have an active Ford Security Package plan.
2. Access Monitoring: On the home screen, under Location & security, select the Monitoring card.
3. Review Monitoring Details: On the Monitoring screen, you can find:
   • Current Monitoring Status: This includes information like when it was last updated and the vehicle’s location (e.g., “Monitoring 17 min ago 1 American Rd, Dearborn, MI”).
   • Map View: A map that includes your vehicle’s location.
   • Start Inhibit Feature: A Slide to activate inhibit option, which prevents your vehicle from starting, even if an authorized key is nearby.
     Note: please visit Ford Security Package for more details.
   • Call Ford Secure: A button to Call Ford Secure for assistance.

1. Truck Bed Live Stream:
   • Below the map, you’ll find the Truck bed live stream section.
   • This displays a live video feed from your Truck Bed Camera.
   • Here you’ll find a toggle — set Live stream and detection ON.
   • Select the video feed to expand it and access more controls.
2. Alert History:
   • The Alert history section lists recent security events, such as Door opened with timestamps and locations.
   • Select individual alerts for more details or choose View all alerts to see a comprehensive list.
3. Additional Settings and Guides:
   • Further down the screen, you’ll find links to:
     • Security settings
     • Device status
     • Troubleshooting guides

The Ford Truck Bed Camera works with the following Ford vehicles from model year 2024 and onward equipped with available Ford Security Package:

• F-150^® (excluding F-150^® Lightning^®)
• Super Duty^®

The Truck Bed Camera was specifically designed and calibrated to monitor and protect the contents of the truck bed. While we don’t yet have a monitoring product that can protect the interior of a vehicle, keep your eyes peeled for future releases, as we are always working on products that will help our customers protect what’s most important to them.

Your Truck Bed Camera will need to be mounted to the center of the rear window of your Ford truck. Rest assured, you will still be able to open the window if you follow the instructions:

Check Sliding Window Direction
If your vehicle has a rear sliding window, route the camera cable in the direction the window opens.

Hide the Cable Out of View
Start by running the cable along the top of the rear window, tucking it into the headliner.

Note: Leave some slack in the camera cable near the window opening to allow it to move more freely.