{"nhtsa_id":11031628,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2026-04-28","date":"2026-04-23","document_id":"SSM 54769","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles utilize an advanced headlamp design that features a sharp horizontal light-to-dark transition. This is an intentional optical characteristic designed to meet safety and performance standards. This transition is a normal attribute of the vehicles lighting signature and is most visible during high-beam operation. No repair is required as the system is functioning to specification. Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 417-01 Exterior Lighting > Description and Operation > Exterior Lighting - Overview has been revised to clarify this condition as an operating characteristic of the vehicle.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11031628-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11031628-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11031628","components":[{"id":"lighting","name":"Lighting","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO SPORT","year_from":2021,"year_to":2026,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2021_ford_bronco-sport","2022_ford_bronco-sport","2023_ford_bronco-sport","2024_ford_bronco-sport","2025_ford_bronco-sport","2026_ford_bronco-sport"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"MAVERICK","year_from":2022,"year_to":2026,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2022_ford_maverick","2023_ford_maverick","2024_ford_maverick","2025_ford_maverick","2026_ford_maverick"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}