Ford Recalls and Safety Alerts

Ford has issued a recall for 149,449 2021-2024 Bronco vehicles. The rear shock absorbers may corrode and fail, resulting in detachment of the external reservoir.

An external reservoir that detaches from a vehicle can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

The remedy is currently under development. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed by February 3, 2025. A second notice will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S01.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.

To determine whether your vehicle is included in the recall, go to the NHTSA recall page and enter the license plate number or 17-digit VIN.

Ford is recalling 272,817 2021-2023 Bronco Sport and 2022-2023 Maverick vehicles because the 12-volt battery may experience degradation and suddenly fail.

Battery failure can result in a loss of electrical accessories, including the hazard lights, or cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

Dealers will inspect and if necessary, replace the 12-volt battery, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed by February 3, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. 

Ford's number for this recall is 25S02. Vehicles in this recall were previously repaired under 24V-267 and will need to have the new remedy completed.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.

To determine if your vehicle is included in this recall, go to the NHTSA recall website and enter the license plate number or 17-digit VIN.

Federal safety regulators are stepping up their investigation of Ford's BlueCruise hands-free technology following two fatal crashes involving all-electric Mustang Mach-E models.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it is moving the status of the probe to "engineering analysis," a step needed before it could order a recall. The analysis will cover 2021-24 model years, which is about 129,222 cars, according to NHTSA.

In its analysis, NHTSA will investigate Ford's system limitations and "evaluate drivers’ ability to respond to scenarios that exceed system limitations," NHTSA said in documents. 

In total, 32 crashes and 2,004 non-crash reports on Ford vehicles were identified across manufacturer and ODI data sources, NHTSA said. 

More than 70 mph

In both fatal collisions, the Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicle was traveling over 70 miles per hour on a controlled-access highway during nighttime lighting conditions with hands-free BlueCruise engaged when it collided with a stationary vehicle.

Analysis of data imaged from the vehicles’ event data recorders demonstrates that in each incident, the driver did not apply the brakes or take evasive steering action, and no deceleration was initiated prior to impact.

Through the agency’s crash analysis, four additional frontal collisions were identified where a Ford equipped with BlueCruise impacted a stopped or slow-moving lead vehicle or another stationary object located in the travel lane.

Two of these four incidents involved BlueCruise-equipped Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles while the other two involved other Ford models.

Ford is recalling 11,922 2023-2024 F-150 Lightning BEV vehicles. The front upper control arm ball joint nut may not have been tightened properly, allowing the front upper control arm to detach from the knuckle assembly.

A detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle steering and control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

Dealers will inspect the upper control arm ball joint nut, and replace the nut and/or knuckle assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 3, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S76.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to nhtsa.gov.

To determine whether your vehicle is subject to this recall, go to the NHTSA recall page and enter your vehicle's license plate number or 17-digit VIN.