Hi Randy and K.C. We have a 2017 F150 Lariat and a 2017 25' FC. I placed my sticker as far rearward as I could on the passenger side yoke of the A-frame, right up against the propane tank cover. This gave me a distance of 9.5" from the center of the sticker to the center of the hitch ball. Ford recommends that the ENTIRE sticker be in a range between 7" and 22" from the hitch ball. In my case, because of the restricted clearance that you noted, about 1/2" of the sticker was outside this range so I was concerned as to whether the camera would see it properly. To my surprise, after inputting all of the required measurements the camera picked up the sticker and the computer registered it on the first try. The calibration then happened with no problems.
The system works amazingly well most of the time. I've found, though, that under certain lighting conditions and with the trailer and TV at certain angles to one another, the camera will lose it's fix on the sticker and the system will abort. This has happened more than once in the middle of backing up my steep curved driveway which is, to say the least, inconvenient so I've taken to backing my driveway the old fashioned way. It's possible that the borderline placement of my sticker is part of the problem. If the available sticker space on the 2014 FC is different than my 2017 then it might be an issue for you.
Hope that was a little helpful.
Mike
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