NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Ford Bronco Sport Recalls
The 2021 Ford Bronco Sport has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 709
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
17 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
16 recalls on the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 26V340000
- Reported
- May 27, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,653
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco Sport, 1 other model
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 Sport, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system
- Campaign
- 25V467000
- Reported
- July 11, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 694,271
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco Sport, 1 other model
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V442000
- Reported
- June 27, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,237
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco Sport, 19 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 25V158000
- Reported
- March 14, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48,041
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco Sport, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system
- Campaign
- 25V165000
- Reported
- March 14, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,576
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Bronco Sport, 1 other model
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
- Campaign
- 25V019000
- Reported
- January 17, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 272,817
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Bronco Sport, 1 other model
Electrical system: body control module/bcm
- Campaign
- 24V267000
- Reported
- April 12, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 456,565
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Bronco Sport, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system
- Campaign
- 22V859000
- Reported
- November 18, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 521,746
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Bronco Sport, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication
- Campaign
- 22V191000
- Reported
- March 25, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 345,451
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco Sport, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 21V922000
- Reported
- November 23, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 114,666
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco Sport, 1 other model
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 21V809000
- Reported
- October 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,036
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module
- Campaign
- 21V625000
- Reported
- August 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,773
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Bronco Sport, 2 other models
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 21V074000
- Reported
- February 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 106
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V075000
- Reported
- February 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,638
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 21V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 147
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
2021 Ford Bronco Sport complaints by year
NHTSA has received 709 owner complaints about the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 18 describe a crash (3%) and 17 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the power train (27%) and the engine (21%).
2 of the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport's 16 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2021 Ford Bronco Sport owners gave the mileage (201 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System212
- Power Train189
- Engine152
- Service Brakes101
- Unknown Or Other98
- Fuel/Propulsion System63
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 78 | |
| 2023 | 120 | |
| 2024 | 168 | |
| 2025 | 193 | |
| 2026 | 120 |
Complaints about the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 193. 56% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 709 complaints about the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Bronco Sport by model year
Other 2021 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted