NHTSA Campaign 26V236000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 26V236000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 26V236000 with NHTSA on April 14, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 26V236000, NHTSA lists up to 4,922 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 26V236000 were scheduled from July 9, 2026, 86 days after the report.
26V236000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2021–2024.
Owners of the model years 26V236000 covers have filed at least 70 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 26V236000 vehicles, the 2022 Ford Bronco has the most (40).
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V236000 ranks 334 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 26V236000, Ford Motor Company has 76 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 26V236000 was 26V119000, reported on March 3, 2026.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Bronco vehicles. The transmission to transfer case joint may be misaligned due to an incorrectly performed previous repair, which could lead to wear of the transmission output shaft splines and transfer case input splines.
- The risk
- Excessive wear of the transmission and transfer case splines may result in a loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the transmission to transfer case joint and replace the transmission and transfer case as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 9, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S26. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 15, 2026.
Reported April 14, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V236000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V236000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted