# NHTSA recall 21V770000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V770000
- Manufacturer's number: 21C23
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-10\-01
- Owners notified: 2022\-04\-01
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 553
- Part numbers: M2DB\-S044A74\-AH

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2021 Bronco vehicles.  During passenger air bag deployment, an air bag vent could open prematurely and result in an improper deployment.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."


## What can happen

Improper air bag deployment increases the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the passenger air bag, free of charge.  An interim owner notification letter was mailed on November 24, 2021.  A second notice announcing the remedy is available was sent on July 8, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21C23.


## Notes

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 www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 553
- Reported remedied: 464 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 FORD BRONCO](/makes/ford/bronco/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB 22\-2190](/bulletins/10211911.md), 2022-05-16, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2297](/bulletins/10201624.md), 2021-09-30, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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