AA warns ADAS cameras may be misaligned after windscreen replacement

South Africa's Automobile Association warned that ADAS cameras need recalibration after a windscreen replacement, otherwise automatic emergency braking and lane keeping may fail. Diagnostic scans show no fault code, while the share of cars with forward-facing cameras in South Africa rose from about 2% in 2020 to 17% by late 2024.

• ADAS cameras sit on the windscreen and shift after glass replacement
• Without recalibration systems may false-alarm or fail to engage
• Diagnostics show no fault code when calibration is skipped
• Share of cars with forward cameras in South Africa rose from 2% to 17%