Ford over-the-air update IPC-25.21
What it says"25SC3 Recall remedy: -Instrument Panel Cluster update to prevent a potential black screen at start up" NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated Mar 5, 2026, received Apr 1, 2026, about the visibility/wiper — 1 document under this number: IPC-25.21 Bronco. It names 1 model year (2025). An over-the-air update is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication"25SC3 Recall remedy: -Instrument Panel Cluster update to prevent a potential black screen at start up"
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPC-25.21 Bronco | Over-the-air update | Mar 5, 2026 | 11030441 | PDF, 22 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 57 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 18 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
This vehicle had an open safety recall at the time the dealership sold it to me. The recall existed before the sale and the dealership knew or should have known about it. The dealer submitted loan paperwork and accepted funding but never delivered the vehicle to me. I was not informed of the open recall before signing.
2025 Ford Bronco · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Mar 27, 2026 · ODI 11727443
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the visibility/wiper
Source: same model, same component group11 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ford Bronco under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Ford list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 54665 | Service bulletin | Mar 16, 2026 | Some 2026 F-150/Bronco/Ranger/Mustang Mach-E vehicles may exhibit a blank center display screen after deactivating transport mode. To correc… |
| SSM 53981 | Service bulletin | Jun 25, 2025 | Some 2021-2024 Bronco vehicles may exhibit a rattle from the front windows with the windows placed in the partially down position and drivin… |
| SSM 53814 | Service bulletin | May 20, 2025 | Some 2021-2024 Bronco vehicles may exhibit a water leak from the a-pillar, overhead console/upfitter switches and/or sun visors |
| TSB 25-2212 | Service bulletin | May 19, 2025 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit a repeat loss of window initialization which results in a loss of short… |
| 23B35 | Service bulletin | Nov 1, 2023 | Certain 2021-2023 Model Year Bronco Vehicles - Wiper Motor Software Update |
| 23-PU0813-DORUP2 | Service bulletin | Sep 19, 2023 | "Priority Update 23-PU0813-DOR-UP2 for 2022 Bronco vehicles is now available. Quality Improvements include: -Update the strategy to learn… |
| SSM 51850 | Service bulletin | Aug 8, 2023 | Some 2021-2022 Bronco vehicles equipped with a soft top roof may exhibit loose exterior fabric on the rear window assembly. This may be due… |
| TSB 23-2229 | Service bulletin | Jul 14, 2023 | Some 2021-2022 Bronco vehicles equipped with a soft top may exhibit exterior wear on the sides of the soft top material above the B-pillar.… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford IPC-25.21 a recall?
No. A over-the-air update is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the IPC-25.21 repair free?
A over-the-air update is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does IPC-25.21 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2025 Ford Bronco. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.