Ford is about to mark 40 years of offering one of the auto industry’s least known but most appreciated features: the SecuriCode keypad. Millions of Ford and Lincoln owners have used the feature.

Ford is about to mark 40 years of offering one of the auto industry’s least known but most appreciated features: the SecuriCode keypad. Millions of Ford and Lincoln owners have used the feature.

Long before smartphones could unlock a car, Ford offered a way to access a vehicle without a physical key. The Securicode entry system dates back to 1980 when Lincoln, Ford's luxury division, debuted ...

The new model of America's bestselling vehicle will be missing a staple feature - unless buyers are willing to pay extra. For decades, Ford's F-150 trucks have come as standard with the SecuriCode ...

Ian Wright joined CarBuzz as an automotive journalist and photographer in 2018. His career started with specialist publications, covering everything from Harley-Davidson to Ferrari. Before writing for ...

Ford is getting rid of the SecuriCode keypad on the 2025 F-150. This change marks the end of a feature that truck and SUV owners have loved for years. The SecuriCode system has been a staple on Ford ...

One of the longstanding features of a Ford has always been its SecuriCode keypad, an optional extra that added a numeric keypad to the B-pillar allowing entry without a key. The feature never quite ...

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