Ford Motor Company: Structure › Body › Bumpers
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 2, 1994 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 370,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE U-CLIP STYLE NUTS THAT RETAIN THE FRONT BUMPERS TO THE FRONT BUMPER INNER ARMS CAN FRACTURE.
The risk
IF ONE OF THE U-CLIP NUTS FRACTURES, THE BUMPER WILL LOOSEN AND RATTLE CAUSING FRACTURE OF THE REMAINING U-CLIP NUTS, RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE BUMPER FROM THE VEHICLE. IF THE BUMPER WERE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN, A VEHICLE COLLISION COULD RESULT.
The remedy
INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FOUR U-CLIP NUTS AND THE ASSOCIATED BOLTS.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Ford Bronco | 91 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| 1994 Ford F Super Duty | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford F-150 | 676 | 13 | 101 | 60 |
| 1994 Ford F-250 | 123 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
| 1994 Ford F-350 | 95 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 1993 Ford Bronco | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 1993 Ford F-150 | 586 | 13 | 21 | 22 |
| 1993 Ford F-250 | 130 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 1993 Ford F-350 | 101 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
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 94V018000.
Full record for the 1994 Ford Bronco → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →