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1992 Ford Bronco

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  • Structure. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 5 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 reports2 fire reports1 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

4 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 19, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, HydraulicStructure

THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES, METALLIC DISC PADS WERE INSTALLED, AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, RESURFACED, AND MACHINED. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #556711

Mileage unknown · Jun 16, 1997
Engine And Engine CoolingStructure

MUFFLER MALFUNCTIONED, ALSO REPLACED POWER DOOR LOCKS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #517636

Mileage unknown · Dec 31, 1996
Engine And Engine Cooling

HEARD A POPPING AND HISSING NOISE WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE EXHAUST AIR SUPPLY CHECK VALVE CAME OFF, ALLOWING THE FUMES TO COME THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *AK *JB

NHTSA ODI #806921

Mileage unknown · Sep 27, 1995
Engine And Engine Cooling

HYDRAULIC ADJUSTER LATCH IN ENGINE HAS MALFUNCTION. TT

NHTSA ODI #972566

Official recalls

2

94V169001 · Parking Brake:conventional

Sep 7, 1994

THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUST PAWL DOES NOT LINE UP PROPERLY WITH THE SELF-ADJUST RACHET CAUSING THE PAWL TO SLIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN THE RACHET.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: WHEN THE ABOVE OCCURS, IT CAN RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR.

Remedy: A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RACHET. ALSO, OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER TOOTH SKIP OCCURS AND WILL BE REMINDED TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.

92V006000 · Structure:body:door

Jan 14, 1992

WATER CAN ENTER THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE WATER IN THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CABLE CAN FREEZE AND CAUSE THE LATCH MECHANISM TO MALFUNCTION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE MALFUNCTION OF THE DOOR LATCH RELEASE CAN RESULT INTHREE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS: 1) THE DOOR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE RELATCHED, 2) THEINSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND 3) THE DOOR COULD APPEAR TO BELATCHED WHEN IT IS NOT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY IF IT IS JARRED,AND INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE ADJACENT SEAT OCCUPANT.

Remedy: REVISED DOOR RELEASE CABLES AND WATER SHIELDS WILL BE INSTALLED.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

6

RQ98021 · Parking Brake

Opened Nov 10, 1998 · Closed May 23, 2000

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Parking Brake:conventional

There is no summary currently available

EA93022 · Idle Air Spd Ctrl Vlv Malf

Opened Jul 30, 1993 · Closed Aug 31, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

There is no summary currently available

EA93020 · Parking Brake Failure

Opened Jul 28, 1993 · Closed Sep 23, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

There is no summary currently available

Additional source detail variants (2)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

There is no summary currently available

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

There is no summary currently available

PE93010 · Idle Air Spd Ctrl Vlv Malf

Opened Mar 2, 1993 · Closed Jul 30, 1993

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

There is no summary currently available

EA93001 · Fuel Expulsion

Opened Jan 7, 1993 · Closed Aug 20, 1993

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available

PE92077 · Fuel Expulsion

Opened Sep 9, 1992 · Closed Jan 7, 1993

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available