The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Ford Bronco Sport: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Ford reported 60 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Ford Bronco Sport, model years 2021–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | 0 | 34 | 117,686 | 24 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 114,970 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 115,310 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 146,229 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 151,235 | 2.0 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Fire | 13 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 13 | 0 |
| Other | 9 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 7 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 6 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 6 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 6 | 0 |
| Structure | 5 | 0 |
| Seats | 4 | 0 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 3 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 3 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 3 | 0 |
| ESC | 2 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Ford Bronco Sport puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Ford Bronco Sport, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-15 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats | 2025 Q4 |
| not reported | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-13 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 3 | ESC · Engine and Cooling System · Steering System · Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2021 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-30 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Fuel System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-11 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags · Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-14 | 2022 | WI | 0 | 1 | Fire · Fuel System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-05 | 2021 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-04 | 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-02 | 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2022 | PR | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-04-23 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-23 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-08 | 2024 | IL | 0 | 2 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-26 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-05 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-20 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-12-21 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-12-12 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-10 | 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-24 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-09-03 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-01 | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-16 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 2 | Seats | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-04-24 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-08 | 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-06 | 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-23 | 2022 | MI | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-02-21 | 2021 | MI | 0 | 1 | Other | 2026 Q1 |
| 2024-02-16 | 2021 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-02-07 | 2021 | CO | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seats | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-23 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023 | NV | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-10-11 | 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-06 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire · Electrical System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-14 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-07-25 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | ESC · Tires · Structure · Air Bags · Electrical System | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-06 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-05-10 | 2021 | MI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-04 | 2022 | OR | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q2 |
| not reported | 2022 | OH | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-02-13 | 2021 | CT | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-12-02 | 2021 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q4 |
| not reported | 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-16 | 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Service Brake System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-08-08 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure · Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-08-05 | 2021 | TN | 0 | 3 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-06-03 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Service Brake System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-03-25 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-03-17 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Electrical System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-05 | 2021 | OK | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-02 | 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-12-13 | 2021 | MI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-11-26 | 2021 | VA | 0 | 2 | Fire · Fuel System · Service Brake System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-11-26 | 2021 | PA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-07-05 | 2021 | IN | 0 | 2 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-17 | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Ford received alleging a death or injury in a Ford Bronco Sport and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Bronco Sport that sold more will have more rows. All Ford models · What these reports are, and are not.