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1987 Ford Bronco

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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34Owner complaints

Model-year median: 8.5

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
16Engine And Engine Cooling
6Fuel System, Gasoline
6Vehicle Speed Control
4Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3
All reported categories
Equipment
2Power Train
2Tires
2Visibility
2Wheels
2Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Other
1Seat Belts
1Steering
1Structure
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 34 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports12 fire reports2 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

6 reports
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Mileage unknown · Nov 10, 1999
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 1998. STARTED PROBLEMS IN 12/98. PURCHASED DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT WITH WIRING. BACK BRAKES AND FRONT BRAKES REPLACEMENT. HAS HAD A "MISS" SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. CAUSING A JERKING WHICLE DRIVING SOMETIMES. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE-GAS FUMING AND HIGH RPM READING WHERE ENGINE REVS UP TOO …

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PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 1998. STARTED PROBLEMS IN 12/98. PURCHASED DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT WITH WIRING. BACK BRAKES AND FRONT BRAKES REPLACEMENT. HAS HAD A "MISS" SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. CAUSING A JERKING WHICLE DRIVING SOMETIMES. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE-GAS FUMING AND HIGH RPM READING WHERE ENGINE REVS UP TOO HIGH. BAD FLOODING IF BRONCO DOESN'T START IMMEDIATELY. IT WILL EVENTUALLY FLOOD OUT. AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T BLOW COOL. HAS HAD REFILLED. LASTED FROM HOT SUMMER BUT NOT COOL AT ALL NOW. HEATER DOESNT' GET REALLY WHAT YOU WOULD CALL HOT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED A CONSTANT "CLICKING OF THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TOOK THE FUSE FOR THAT OUT. AFRAID IT WOULD CAUSE ACCIDENTAL DOOR LOCKING. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT PROPERLY AND WINDOW WILL NOT FEED UP WIWTHOUT ASSISTANCE. WINDOW IS ALSO POWER. WHEN THE BRONCO WAS TAKEN FOR ALIGNMENT, WAS TOLD THAT FRAME WAS SLIGHTLY BENT ON PASSENGERS SIDE. HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES ALSO.

NHTSA ODI #714559

Mileage unknown · Oct 28, 1997
Engine And Engine CoolingFireInjury

VEHICLE FIRE.

NHTSA ODI #524014

Mileage unknown · Jul 31, 1997
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #518312

Mileage unknown · Jul 26, 1995
Engine And Engine Cooling

CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #484442

Mileage unknown · Jul 20, 1995
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic

ROTORS WARPED. *SD

NHTSA ODI #484219

Mileage unknown · May 1, 1995
Engine And Engine CoolingEquipmentPower Train

A/C COMPRESSOR FROZE UP.

NHTSA ODI #489847

Official recalls

1

87V139000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings

Sep 4, 1987

SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: COUPLING COULD DISENGAGE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE,VIBRATION, AND ENGINE MOVEMENTS; THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUEL WHICH, INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CREATES A FIRE RISK.

Remedy: INSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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