Ford Motor Company: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 27, 2026 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,653. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Do not drive
NHTSA attached a do-not-drive advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2026 Bronco Sport and 2022-2026 Maverick vehicles. The front lower control arm ball joints may have been incorrectly installed or incorrectly repaired at the vehicle assembly plant, allowing the control arm to disconnect from the front wheel knuckle.
The risk
A detached control arm can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy is completed. Dealers will inspect and repair the front lower control arm ball joints as necessary, free of charge.Owner notification letters were mailed September 2, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S36. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 29, 2026.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Ford Bronco Sport | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 Ford Maverick | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Ford Bronco Sport | 41 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 Ford Maverick | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 Ford Bronco Sport | 115 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 Ford Maverick | 74 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 Ford Bronco Sport | 163 | 14 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 Ford Maverick | 81 | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 Ford Bronco Sport | 370 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 Ford Maverick | 150 | 28 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 Ford Bronco Sport | 712 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 26V340000.
Full record for the 2026 Ford Bronco Sport → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →