# NHTSA recall 25V025000

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: 25V025000
- Manufacturer's number: 25S01
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2025\-01\-17
- Owners notified: 2025\-08\-15
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
- Units potentially affected: 149449
- Part numbers: MB3C\-18080\-RAK, MB3C\-18080\-RAJ, MB3C\-18080\-RBK, MB3C\-18080\-APJ, MB3C\-18080\-APH, MB3C\-18080\-ARK, MB3C\-18080\-ARJ

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2021\-2024 Bronco vehicles.  The rear shock absorbers may corrode and fail, resulting in detachment of the external reservoir.


## What can happen

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


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the rear shock absorbers, as necessary free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 15, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 25S01.


## 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 nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 4, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 149449
- Reported remedied: 85104 \(56%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2805
- Reported removed: 16

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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). Built 2020\-09\-23 to 2024\-07\-23.
- [2022 FORD BRONCO](/makes/ford/bronco/2022/recalls.md). Built 2020\-09\-23 to 2024\-07\-23.
- [2023 FORD BRONCO](/makes/ford/bronco/2023/recalls.md). Built 2020\-09\-23 to 2024\-07\-23.
- [2024 FORD BRONCO](/makes/ford/bronco/2024/recalls.md). Built 2020\-09\-23 to 2024\-07\-23.

## 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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