2021 FORD BRONCO SPORT — Complaint #1866482
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NHTSA Complaint about BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION filed January 18, 2023
NHTSA complaint #1866482 (ODI reference 11502416) concerns a 2021 FORD BRONCO SPORT and was filed on January 18, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on January 13, 2023. The vehicle had 25,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to New York based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as back over prevention:display function, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD BRONCO SPORT cohort independently describe similar back over prevention:display function failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2021 FORD BRONCO SPORT shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2021 Ford Bronco. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V859000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 MPH, several unknown warning lights were intermittently illuminated and the Back Over Prevention screen turned white. The contact stated that the vehicle communication error message was displayed. The contact was able to navigate the vehicle off the road. The contact notified Fordâs AAA for towing however, the tow truck never showed up. The contact then notified the local authorities. The local authorities notified a tow truck, and the vehicle was towed back to the residence. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that parts were unavailable. The contact was advised to continue driving the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1866482 |
| ODI Number | 11502416 |
| Date Filed | January 18, 2023 |
| Failure Date | January 13, 2023 |
| VIN | 3FMCR9C69MR |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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