Ford recalls 565,691 Broncos over wiring defect that can cause engine fires
Ford recalled 565,691 Bronco and Bronco Raptor vehicles in the United States on July 30, 2026, after identifying a wiring-harness defect that can create an engine-fire risk.
The recall covers vehicles from model years 2021 through 2026. It includes both the standard Bronco and the higher-performance Bronco Raptor, putting a broad group of recent vehicles into the federal recall process.
Ford estimates that approximately 1% of the recalled vehicles have the defect. That estimate means the recall population is much larger than the company’s estimate of vehicles actually containing the problem. The recall does not establish that every vehicle covered by the notice is defective.
What the recall covers
The affected model-year range includes 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 vehicles. The notice applies to the Bronco and Bronco Raptor rather than identifying only one model year or one of those two vehicle configurations.
The reported problem involves a wiring harness. Ford identified the possible consequence as an engine-fire risk, making the recall a vehicle-safety matter for owners and households nationwide. The available information does not say that a fire will occur in every affected vehicle, or that every recalled vehicle has the wiring-harness defect.
Ford’s action is a recall, not a proposal or a preliminary product announcement. It places the affected vehicles under the national vehicle-safety process and creates a channel for owners to receive further instructions as the response develops.
What owners should do
Owners of Broncos and Bronco Raptors from the affected model years should monitor recall information from Ford and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agencies’ instructions are expected to explain the available remedy and when repairs can be completed.
The approved information does not provide a final repair procedure or a repair-availability date. It therefore does not support telling owners that a particular part, inspection or service is already available. Owners should wait for official instructions rather than assume that the recall affects only one Bronco version or a single model year.
NHTSA is the federal authority for vehicle recalls and safety notices. Its safety-alert archive directs consumers to official recall information, while Ford is the automaker responsible for communicating details about the remedy for its vehicles.
What is known—and what is not
The recall establishes the size of the affected vehicle population, the model years included, the two Bronco configurations covered and the wiring-harness defect identified by Ford. It also records the company’s estimate that approximately 1% of the recalled vehicles contain the defect.
The available report does not provide a number of confirmed fires, injuries or deaths connected to the problem. Those outcomes should not be inferred from the existence of the recall. A recall can be issued to address a potential safety hazard without establishing that a particular consequence occurred in the covered vehicles.
For consumers, the immediate issue is whether a vehicle is included and what action Ford and NHTSA ultimately require. Because the repair remedy has not been specified in the approved information, the next known step is the release of additional instructions covering the remedy and repair availability.
Until those details are issued, owners should use Ford and NHTSA as their official sources for updates. The nationwide scope—565,691 vehicles across six model years—means the recall may affect drivers who own vehicles bought or produced at different points in the Bronco’s recent model-year range.
Sources
- Ford recalls more than half a million Broncos due to engine fire risk, Associated Press
- NHTSA press releases and vehicle safety alerts, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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