Ford has issued a recall that applies to roughly 800 items of the Bronco Sport manufactured in the course of the 2023 mannequin yr. The crossovers included within the marketing campaign are fitted with an ABS module that may leak and trigger brake points, on account of a producing drawback.
Assigned recall quantity 23V-021 by the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration, the marketing campaign consists of 801 examples of the Bronco Sport constructed between December 8 and December 16, 2022. The corporate estimates that the defect is current in 100% of the recalled automobiles.
Ford defined that “a international object was launched into the device that assembles the normally-closed valves” discovered within the ABS module. This unspecified object induced “flat-spot injury” to the 1.5-millimeter ball that creates the valve’s seal. In flip, this drawback causes a leak that manifests itself by way of an extended brake pedal journey. Ford notes that the issue could be intermittent; it provides that the auto-hold perform would possibly cease working if the valve leaks. Unexpectedly rising the brake pedal’s journey will increase the danger of an accident, although Ford is not conscious of any.
Homeowners of affected automobiles can be notified by mail beginning on February 15, 2023. They will be requested to take their Bronco Sport to the closest vendor so {that a} technician can change the ABS module freed from cost. Motorists who aren’t positive if their new Bronco Sport is a part of the marketing campaign can verify by calling the corporate’s toll-free line (1-866-436-7332) or reaching out to their nearest Ford or Lincoln vendor.
