NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Ford Bronco Recalls
The 2021 Ford Bronco has 20 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 20, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Ford Bronco. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 20
- Owner complaints
- 230
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2021 Ford Bronco, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
20 recalls on the 2021 Ford Bronco
Engine
- Campaign
- 26V468000
- Reported
- July 20, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 565,691
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 26V299000
- Reported
- May 12, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 26V236000
- Reported
- April 14, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,922
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 26V124000
- Reported
- March 3, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 849,310
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco, 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V888000
- Reported
- December 18, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 35
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco
Seats: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 25V721000
- Reported
- October 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 163,256
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Bronco
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 25V685000
- Reported
- October 10, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 25V455000
- Reported
- July 7, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 850,318
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Bronco, 9 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V312000
- Reported
- May 9, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,219
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V315000
- Reported
- May 9, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,076,138
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco, 10 other models
Suspension: rear: shock absorber
- Campaign
- 25V025000
- Reported
- January 17, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 149,449
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 24V635000
- Reported
- August 23, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,736
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco, 4 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V598000
- Reported
- August 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 177,402
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seat belts: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 23V358000
- Reported
- May 18, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 175,550
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Bronco
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V165000
- Reported
- March 10, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,651
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco
Air bags: sensor: side impact
- Campaign
- 22V928000
- Reported
- December 14, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,226
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 22V825000
- Reported
- November 3, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,046
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock
- Campaign
- 22V411000
- Reported
- June 10, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 53,103
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco
Forward collision avoidance: sensing system: radar
- Campaign
- 21V982000
- Reported
- December 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 839
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ford Bronco
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V770000
- Reported
- October 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 553
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ford Bronco
2021 Ford Bronco complaints by year
NHTSA has received 230 owner complaints about the 2021 Ford Bronco, the newest on October 6, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Ford Bronco, the component group named most often is the engine (30%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the suspension (10%).
1 of the 2021 Ford Bronco's 20 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2021 Ford Bronco owners gave the mileage (40 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine69
- Electrical System29
- Unknown Or Other28
- Suspension24
- Back Over Prevention23
- Fuel/Propulsion System23
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 77 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 60 | |
| 2026 | 37 |
Complaints about the 2021 Ford Bronco peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 77. 58% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 230 complaints about the 2021 Ford Bronco are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Bronco by model year
Other 2021 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted