Recall · 26V725000
Ford Motor recalled the Ford Bronco over visibility
330
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
November 2, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026 Bronco vehicles. A wiper arm nut on the driver-side may loosen, causing the windshield wipers to detach.
- What it can cause
- A loss of driver-side wiper function can reduce driver visibility in certain weather conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect the wipers, tighten the wiper arm nut, and replace the wiper arms as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 16, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S82. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 6, 2026.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup.
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Bronco | 2026 | 2026 |
How this campaign compares
At 330 vehicles this is a small campaign: 54% of the 19,945 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one are as large or larger. The middle campaign among them covers 473. It covers one model year, 2026, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2026, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Ford vehicles have been recalled over the visibility 55 times before this, most recently in June 2026 as 26V418000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 1 model year the campaign names. Their owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, 8 of them before this campaign was filed. 1 of those name the visibility, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 9 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V580000 (air bags), 26V548000 (engine and engine cooling), 26V468000 (engine), 26V403000 (structure).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Ford Motor Company with NHTSA on November 2, 2026 as campaign 26V725000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2026-11-02.
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