NHTSA Safety Recalls
Ford Bronco Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 37 recall campaigns for the Ford Bronco, across 4 model years from 2021 to 2024. The 2022 has the most (23); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (16).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 37
- Most recalls
- 2022
- Owner complaints
- 992
2021–2024, with a recall
23 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 992 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Bronco across 6 model years; the most, 383, concern the 2022.
Owners marked a crash on 28 of the Ford Bronco complaints (3%) and a fire on 14.
Across all Ford Bronco model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 157 complaints), then the visibility/wiper (155).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ford Bronco in 2026: 279, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Ford Bronco is back over prevention: sensing system: camera, in 11 model-year listings.
The newest Ford Bronco recall, 26V468000, was reported on July 20, 2026 and concerns the engine.
Ford Bronco years to avoid
Too few Ford Bronco model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ford Bronco years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Ford Bronco
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA11
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE8
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION6
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK5
- SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS4
- EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER4
- ENGINE4
- SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER4
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP4
- SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS3
Ford Bronco model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Ford Bronco recall campaign (37)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V468000July 20, 2026 | engine | 2021–2024 | fire | 565,691 |
| 26V403000June 24, 2026 | structure: body | 2022–2024 | crash | 36,046 |
| 26V299000May 12, 2026 | structure: body: roof and pillars | 2021–2022 | crash | 16,200 |
| 26V268000April 28, 2026 | seats: critical fasteners | 2024 | crash and injury | 179,698 |
| 26V236000April 14, 2026 | power train: automatic transmission | 2021–2024 | crash | 4,922 |
| 26V124000March 3, 2026 | back over prevention: software | 2021–2024 | crash | 849,310 |
| 25V888000December 18, 2025 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2021–2022 | crash | 35 |
| 25V721000October 23, 2025 | seats: critical fasteners | 2021–2023 | crash and injury | 163,256 |
| 25V685000October 10, 2025 | equipment: electrical: engine block heater | 2021–2024 | fire | 59,006 |
| 25V597000September 11, 2025 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2024 | fire | 9 |
| 25V455000July 7, 2025 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2021–2023 | crash | 850,318 |
| 25V273000May 14, 2025 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2022–2023 | crash | 128,889 |
| 25V303000May 9, 2025 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock | 2024 | injury | 2,002 |
| 25V308000May 9, 2025 | suspension: front: control arm: lower arm | 2024 | crashdo not drive | 3 |
| 25V310000May 9, 2025 | suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint | 2024 | crash | 4,497 |
| 25V312000May 9, 2025 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2021–2022 | crash | 12,219 |
| 25V315000May 9, 2025 | back over prevention: software | 2021–2024 | crash | 1,076,138 |
| 25V164000March 14, 2025 | power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: valves/valve body | 2024 | crash | 269 |
| 25V025000January 17, 2025 | suspension: rear: shock absorber | 2021–2024 | crash | 149,449 |
| 24V770000October 16, 2024 | suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint | 2024 | crash | 2,416 |
| 24V635000August 23, 2024 | engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical | 2021–2022 | crash | 90,736 |
| 24V189000March 8, 2024 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock | 2023–2024 | injury | 9,847 |
| 24V142000February 23, 2024 | visibility: glass, side/rear | 2023–2024 | crash | 7,875 |
| 23V598000August 25, 2023 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2021 | crash | 177,402 |
| 23V546000August 3, 2023 | power train: automatic transmission: internal: park pawl | 2023 | crash | 2 |
| 23V379000May 26, 2023 | equipment: other: labels | 2022–2023 | crash | 29,607 |
| 23V358000May 18, 2023 | seat belts: critical fasteners | 2021–2023 | crash and injury | 175,550 |
| 23V283000April 20, 2023 | wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 2023 | crashdo not drive | 1,434 |
| 23V165000March 10, 2023 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2021–2022 | crash | 1,651 |
| 23V155000March 8, 2023 | steering | 2022–2023 | crash | 343 |
| 23V070000February 10, 2023 | power train: automatic transmission | 2022–2023 | crash and injury | 1,138 |
| 22V928000December 14, 2022 | air bags: sensor: side impact | 2021–2022 | crash and injury | 1,226 |
| 22V825000November 3, 2022 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2021–2022 | crash | 47,046 |
| 22V451000June 24, 2022 | visibility: windshield | 2022 | crash and injury | 63,294 |
| 22V411000June 10, 2022 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock | 2021–2022 | injury | 53,103 |
| 21V982000December 16, 2021 | forward collision avoidance: sensing system: radar | 2021 | crash | 839 |
| 21V770000October 1, 2021 | air bags: frontal | 2021 | crash and injury | 553 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ford Bronco. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted