Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2021-2024 Ford Bronco models over an issue with the rear shock absorbers.
The defect: in affected vehicles, rear shock absorbers may corrode and fail, resulting in detachment of the external reservoir.
The hazards: an external reservoir that detaches from a vehicle can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford is not aware of any reports of accidents or injuries related to this issue.
Components: Bilstein long flange rear shock absorbers
Affected vehicles: select 2023-2024 Ford Bronco Badlands and Sasquatch Package-equipped models with long flange Bilstein shock absorbers produced between September 23rd, 2020, and July 23rd, 2024.
Number of vehicles affected: 149,449
The fix: the remedy is currently under development.
Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin on February 3rd, 2025. The Ford reference number for this recall is 25S01.
Contacts:
- Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
- FoMoCo Recall Number: 25S01
- NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
- NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
- NHTSA Website: www.nhtsa.gov
Comments
What the hell is going on at Ford.
I guess Ford now stands for Ford Output Recalled Daily.
You can bet the low bidder won again!
‘Affected vehicles: select 2023-2024 Ford Bronco Badlands and Sasquatch Package-equipped models with long flange Bilstein shock absorbers produced between September 23rd, 2020, and July 23rd, 2024.’ I just want to be sure that Brett stated this correctly. It seems odd that shocks produced in 2020 would end up in 2023-2024 Broncos. I have a 2022 non-Sasquatch 4D Bronco and it definitely has Bilstein shocks.
It’s the vehicles produced in that date range, not shocks.
I wouldn’t blame Ford in this case. Bilstein is one of the top off-road shock producers along with Fox, which are used in HOSS 3 and HOSS 4 (Raptor) Broncos.