26V340000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
A detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2021 FORD BRONCO SPORT
16 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 2 defect investigations, 1,019 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2021 FORD BRONCO SPORT carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns16
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints1,019
Complaints citing a crash30
Complaints citing a fire34
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 16
25V685000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
25V467000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
25V442000
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
A rearview camera that displays a blank image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle. A rearview image that continues to be displayed after the vehicle is shifted out of reverse may distract the driver. Both of these situations can increase the risk of a crash.
25V165000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
25V158000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM
An undetected low battery charge can result in a loss of electrical accessories such as hazard lights, or cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 195ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 164POWER TRAIN
- 140ENGINE
- 100SERVICE BRAKES
- 95UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 55FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 50FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 25SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 FORD BRONCO SPORTs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.