2025 Ford Bronco Sport: recalls and complaints
NHTSA advisory: do not driveCampaign 26V340000. NHTSA received the report on . 4,653 units. Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint
Remedy of campaign 26V340000, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect and repair the front lower control arm ball joints as necessary, free of charge.Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S36. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 29, 2026.
Do-not-drive advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport. The newest campaign is 26V340000. NHTSA received the report on 27 May 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball Joint. NHTSA has 38 complaints on file for this model year.
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Recall campaigns
7 campaigns, newest first. 292,719 units in total.
- 26V340000Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball JointAdvisory
- 26V201000Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
- 26V122000Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control / Gas Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve)
- 25V788000Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
- 25V372000Engine
- 25V343000Equipment / Electrical / Engine Block Heater
- 25V049000Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
26V340000Received . 4,653 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Ball JointDo-not-drive advisory
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Bronco Sport and 2022-2026 Maverick vehicles. The front lower control arm ball joints may have been incorrectly installed or incorrectly repaired at the vehicle assembly plant, allowing the control arm to disconnect from the front wheel knuckle.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect and repair the front lower control arm ball joints as necessary, free of charge.Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S36. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 29, 2026.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 26S36. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
26V201000Received . 3,170 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles. The Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) unit may fail to correctly detect the presence of an adult or child in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Failure to correctly detect a passenger may result in the air bag not deploying as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the passenger seat occupant classification sensor, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 25, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26C19. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 2, 2026.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 26C19. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
26V122000Received . 47,804 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control / Gas Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ranger, Lincoln Nautilus, Mustang, Maverick, Explorer, Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Bronco Sport, and Bronco vehicles. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve may fail, resulting in an unexpected loss of drive power.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the EGR valves, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 31, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S10. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 4, 2026.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 26S10. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V788000Received . 229,609 units.
Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Bronco and Bronco Sport vehicles. The Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) may fail at startup.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An instrument panel display that does not show critical information, such as warning lights or vehicle speed, increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The instrument panel cluster software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SC3.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25SC3. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V372000Received . 404 units.
Engine
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Escape, and 2025 Bronco Sport vehicles. The cylinder head may have been improperly manufactured, which can cause the ball plugs to fail, resulting in an oil leak.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An oil leak can result in loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, an oil leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the cylinder head assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 8, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S61.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25S61. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V343000Received . 6,781 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Engine Block Heater
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2023-2025 Escape, 2023 Lincoln Corsair, 2025 Lincoln Corsair, Maverick, and Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L MPC engine and an engine block heater. The engine block heater may overheat when the vehicle is parked with the block heater plugged in.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the block heater element and inspect the electrical cord, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug coupled, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S52.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25S52. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
25V049000Received . 298 units.
Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Bronco Sport, Escape, and Lincoln Corsair vehicles. The Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) may not illuminate at startup or while driving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays" and 102, "Transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect" as well as FMVSS numbers 126, 108, 135, 138, 208, and 305.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the instrument panel cluster, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C02.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 25C02. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
38 complaints, 49 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 7 |
| Engine | 6 |
| Air Bags | 5 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 4 |
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Steering | 3 |
| Service Brakes | 3 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 3 |
| Suspension | 3 |
| Unknown or Other | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Sep 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2025 Ford Bronco SportThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2025 Ford Bronco Sport: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/bronco-sport/2025/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Ford Motor Company
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport?
- 292,719 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford Bronco Sport have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 32 recall campaigns for the Ford Bronco Sport, model years 2021 to 2026. 7 of them name the 2025 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport name most often?
- Power Train: 7 of 49 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.