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.

Since the 1980s, many vehicles produced in the Ford family have come with a five-button keypad that can be used for unlocking them in place of the physical key. Other automakers have implemented the ...

Ford's SecuriCode keypad was first introduced in 1980, originally featured on the Thunderbird and Lincoln Continental Mark VI, it became a standard feature on many of its vehicles. The technology hasn ...

The Ford Securicode, or the keyless-entry keypad available on all models of Ford cars and trucks, first appeared on the 1980 Thunderbird. Even though it’s most commonly seen on the higher-end models, ...

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 ...