{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"21V982000","date":"2021-12-16","owner_notified":"2022-01-21","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: RADAR; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Ranger and Bronco vehicles.  The cruise control radar module was misaligned during production.","consequence":"A misaligned radar module may prevent the vehicle from maintaining a safe distance from other vehicles when adaptive cruise control is active.  In addition, the automatic emergency braking (AEB) system may react slowly, or not react at all, during a pre-collision assist braking event.  Any of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will adjust the angle of the cruise control radar module, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21S52.","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.","mfr_campaign":"21S52","part_number":"M2DT-9G768-AC","units":839,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":2,"period_from":"2025-1","period_to":"2025-4","submitted":"2026-01-13","involved":839,"remedied":686,"unreachable":1,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":81,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2021,"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO","vehicle_id":"2021_ford_bronco","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2021,"make":"FORD","model":"RANGER","vehicle_id":"2021_ford_ranger","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/21V982000"}