1991 Ford Bronco

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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32Owner complaints

Model-year median: 8.5

1Recall campaigns

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6Investigations

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Inspection summary

1991 Ford Bronco

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 32 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 6 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

Electrical System: 11 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline: 4 reports
Vehicle Speed Control: 4 reports
Engine And Engine Cooling: 3 reports
Seats: 3 reports

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Recall links

96V071000 — Electrical System:ignition

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Electrical System

11 Fuel System, Gasoline

4 Vehicle Speed Control

4 Engine And Engine Cooling

3 Seats

All reported categories

Power Train

2 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

2 Steering

2 Structure

1 Tires

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 32 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 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports10 fire reports2 injury reports

Steering complaints

2 reports

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Mileage unknown · Apr 28, 2004

Steering

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT STEERING COLUMN SMOKED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10071719

Mileage unknown · May 3, 1995

SteeringCrashInjury

VEERED TO THE RIGHT TURNED WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND STEERING LOCKED UP. TT

NHTSA ODI #964726

Recall campaigns

96V071000 · Electrical System:ignition

Apr 25, 1996

THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

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