WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Loose lug nuts may result in wheel detachment while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
18 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 258 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
1 campaign covering the 2023 FORD BRONCO carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Loose lug nuts may result in wheel detachment while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
A short circuit in the engine compartment can create heat or spark, increasing the risk of a fire.
A detached fender flare can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.
Excessive wear of the transmission and transfer case splines may result in a loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
A seat with a dislodged bolt may not properly restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Two 2023 FORD BRONCOs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.