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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

2021–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
37
Most recalls
2022

23 recalls

Owner complaints
992

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Ford Bronco, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026011—not ranked
2025056—not ranked
20241682—not ranked
202318230—not ranked
202223383275not ranked
202120230133not ranked

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)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ford Bronco, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V468000July 20, 2026engine2021–2024fire565,691
26V403000June 24, 2026structure: body2022–2024crash36,046
26V299000May 12, 2026structure: body: roof and pillars2021–2022crash16,200
26V268000April 28, 2026seats: critical fasteners2024crash and injury179,698
26V236000April 14, 2026power train: automatic transmission2021–2024crash4,922
26V124000March 3, 2026back over prevention: software2021–2024crash849,310
25V888000December 18, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021–2022crash35
25V721000October 23, 2025seats: critical fasteners2021–2023crash and injury163,256
25V685000October 10, 2025equipment: electrical: engine block heater2021–2024fire59,006
25V597000September 11, 2025fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2024fire9
25V455000July 7, 2025fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2021–2023crash850,318
25V273000May 14, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2022–2023crash128,889
25V303000May 9, 2025latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock2024injury2,002
25V308000May 9, 2025suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2024crashdo not drive3
25V310000May 9, 2025suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint2024crash4,497
25V312000May 9, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021–2022crash12,219
25V315000May 9, 2025back over prevention: software2021–2024crash1,076,138
25V164000March 14, 2025power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: valves/valve body2024crash269
25V025000January 17, 2025suspension: rear: shock absorber2021–2024crash149,449
24V770000October 16, 2024suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint2024crash2,416
24V635000August 23, 2024engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2021–2022crash90,736
24V189000March 8, 2024latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock2023–2024injury9,847
24V142000February 23, 2024visibility: glass, side/rear2023–2024crash7,875
23V598000August 25, 2023back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021crash177,402
23V546000August 3, 2023power train: automatic transmission: internal: park pawl2023crash2
23V379000May 26, 2023equipment: other: labels2022–2023crash29,607
23V358000May 18, 2023seat belts: critical fasteners2021–2023crash and injury175,550
23V283000April 20, 2023wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2023crashdo not drive1,434
23V165000March 10, 2023back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021–2022crash1,651
23V155000March 8, 2023steering2022–2023crash343
23V070000February 10, 2023power train: automatic transmission2022–2023crash and injury1,138
22V928000December 14, 2022air bags: sensor: side impact2021–2022crash and injury1,226
22V825000November 3, 2022back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021–2022crash47,046
22V451000June 24, 2022visibility: windshield2022crash and injury63,294
22V411000June 10, 2022latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock2021–2022injury53,103
21V982000December 16, 2021forward collision avoidance: sensing system: radar2021crash839
21V770000October 1, 2021air bags: frontal2021crash and injury553

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