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Ford bulletin OTAPU0102SVDFXBr

What it saysSoftware Update 24-PU0102-SVD-FX for 2023 MY BRONCO vehicles is now available. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Ford filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Feb 19, 2024, received Mar 7, 2024, about the back over prevention. It names 1 model year (2023). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

Software Update 24-PU0102-SVD-FX for 2023 MY BRONCO vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: - Improved OTA deployment

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Feb 19, 2024 Received by NHTSA Mar 7, 2024 Components Back Over Prevention, Electrical System

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
OTAPU0102SVDFXBrService bulletinFeb 19, 202410251486PDF, 74 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.

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Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 230 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 23 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.

2nd day of ownership and rear view camera failed. Called Ford and they said it was two months until they have an appointment

2023 Ford Bronco · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 8, 2023 · ODI 11506258

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 back over prevention

Source: same model, same component group

5 other manufacturer communications filed against the Ford Bronco under the same component group (back over prevention), newest first.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
25N17OtherMar 25, 2026Advance Notice – Customer Satisfaction Program 25N17 Certain 2015-2025 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Replacement If Req…
TSB 24-2107Service bulletinApr 15, 2024Some 2022-2024 Bronco Raptor vehicles may exhibit an intermittent no crank/no start/discharged battery due to the presence of a parasitic ba…
OTAPU0605STBRDSCService bulletinFeb 9, 2024Software Update 23- PU0605-STBR-DSC for 2022 MY BRONCO vehicles is now available. Quality Improvements include: - Address incorrectly set…
SU4 P3 BroncoService bulletinAug 3, 2023Software Update 4 P3 for 2021-2023 Bronco Vehicles is now available. Quality improvements include: -Various Apple Carplay quality improvem…
SSM 51673Service bulletinJun 1, 2023Some 2021-2023 Bronco vehicles may exhibit a warning message displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) that there is a trailer connect…

Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Ford OTAPU0102SVDFXBr a recall?

No. A service bulletin 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 OTAPU0102SVDFXBr repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.

Which vehicles does OTAPU0102SVDFXBr cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2023 Ford Bronco. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.