Ford Bronco Wiring Recall Covers More Than 565,000 SUVs

What can happen to the wiring

Ford’s original safety-recall filing describes relative movement between the harness and nearby components, together with insufficient abrasion protection. If that movement exposes internal circuits, a short can produce arcing, heat or sparks and ignite nearby material.

The filing identifies 565,691 potentially involved vehicles. That is the campaign’s inspection-and-repair population, rather than a count of SUVs with a confirmed fire or damaged harness. Coverage still needs to be checked for the individual VIN. A trim badge or model-year range cannot show whether a particular SUV is included or already repaired.

Ford reported that a driver may notice smoke through the air vents or an instrument-cluster warning after a short, before observing flames near the passenger side of the engine compartment. Those are reported warning possibilities, not a required sequence or a way to clear a vehicle that has shown no symptoms. Do not wait for smoke to check an open recall.

The repair adds abrasion protection

The filed remedy adds convolute sheathing and abrasion tape to the engine-compartment harness at no charge. The current NHTSA campaign record continues to describe installation of protective sheathing. It does not direct owners to apply a general-purpose wrap themselves or say that every involved SUV needs an entire replacement harness.

A visual check of accessible wiring cannot document that this repair was performed in the specified locations. Equally, the presence of an unrelated electrical fault does not diagnose this recall condition. Give the service department the campaign number and describe any symptoms separately so it can distinguish recall work from additional diagnosis.

Notification dates have changed since the announcement

The July filing originally planned owner letters for August 24–28. NHTSA’s current record instead describes a phased rollout for Bronco Raptor and other Bronco vehicles, with dates spanning late July through early September; it also records owner letters mailed August 5, 2026. The original August schedule should no longer be presented as an upcoming event.

These entries describe campaign communications, not the repair status of an individual SUV. Use the Ford recall lookup or contact Ford at 866-436-7332 for the action currently attached to the VIN. Confirm the repair arrangement with an authorized service department rather than using one historical mailing date to infer parts stock or an appointment.

How to check an owner’s or seller’s records

The NHTSA recall tool distinguishes a general model search from a VIN search for unrepaired recalls. Enter the complete VIN for the specific vehicle. If a seller says the harness campaign is finished, request the repair order identifying 26S55, the VIN and completed work rather than relying only on a listing’s description.

Keep that document after service. A completed recall is not displayed as an unrepaired item in NHTSA’s search, so a current result and the historical repair order answer different questions. If a campaign still appears after a visit, ask Ford to reconcile the completion record.

For future notices, the NHTSA SaferCar app can alert owners about recalls for vehicles they add. Its guidance notes that repair status updates after the manufacturer receives and finalizes the completion report. Follow any current instructions issued for the VIN while arranging service; this article does not certify a particular vehicle’s wiring condition.