My 2022 BS Badlands doesn't have an engine cover?

[Petroph]

I literally thought they just forgot to put it on due to part shortages.

I believe they eventually did do it that way, and had the dealers order it after the fact after delivery. They just made it not standard, in the later models as none would ever come off the assembly line because of this one specific cover.

Personally, I will be ordering one as soon as I take delivery as well as a few other items such as the passenger side cover, and Hood Insulation. I've seen mixed answers on weather or not Hood insulation is standard still or not.

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[Escape2Bronco]

I believe they eventually did do it that way, and had the dealers order it after the fact after delivery. They just made it not standard, in the later models as none would ever come off the assembly line because of this one specific cover.

Personally, I will be ordering one as soon as I take delivery as well as a few other items such as the passenger side cover, and Hood Insulation. I've seen mixed answers on weather or not Hood insulation is standard still or not.

The hood insulation is standard on OB and BL’s.

The engine cover was officially stopped being added to the 2.0 as of February 8th, 2022. No official word on the passenger noise insulation panel from Ford. Some Dealers seem willing to order it for customers, but it’s only $40 online so I would guess a dealers cost is $30 and figure they’ll do it or charge it to Ford. I certainly didn’t notice any significant noise improvement but haven’t run the fan full blast.

I know some have thought it is for protection of the fan motor or wiring but those have been exposed under the dash forever so I doubt that’s the case.

 

[MJE]

Yea, sorry new to the Forums. I should have known better. Been on forums for ages, should have checked the search engine. I literally thought they just forgot to put it on due to part shortages.

Not a worry. Welcome! I just had to take the chance to throw out a little humor, I certainly don’t mean to be the forum police. But yes the only parts shortage it seems Dealers/Ford is addressing is the passenger side interior panel. Other components have been removed permanently from production & people have had varying successes with getting their dealer to cover, perhaps depending on how forceful they are or how important it is to them.

 

[Escape2Bronco]

Not a worry. Welcome! I just had to take the chance to throw out a little humor, I certainly don’t mean to be the forum police. But yes the only parts shortage it seems Dealers/Ford is addressing is the passenger side interior panel. Other components have been removed permanently from production & people have had varying successes with getting their dealer to cover, perhaps depending on how forceful they are or how important it is to them.

Do you have anything official from Ford stating the passenger insulation panel was left off because of a part shortage? I’m still not aware of anyone getting them on the car even though the born on date for my panel was April 2022.

 

[Petroph]

The engine cover was officially stopped being added to the 2.0 as of February 8th, 2022.

Wow. I litterally missed it by a week lol.

 

[MJE]

Do you have anything official from Ford stating the passenger insulation panel was left off because of a part shortage? I’m still not aware of anyone getting them on the car even though the born on date for my panel was April 2022.

No I don’t actually. I thought people on here were getting that panel replaced. But I could be wrong.

 

[Escape2Bronco]

No I don’t actually. I thought people on here were getting that panel replaced. But I could be wrong.

No, you are not wrong. The dealers are supplying them. But I don’t know why Ford would still be leaving them off if they are readily available.

 

[Escape2Bronco]

Wow. I litterally missed it by a week lol.

Well, not really. I ordered mine in October but it wasn’t built until February 9th, and I didn’t get it so……. They just made it official in February. I guessing the same will be true of the insulated panel in the passenger side.

 

[MJE]

No, you are not wrong. The dealers are supplying them. But I don’t know why Ford would still be leaving them off if they are readily available.

Thanks for confirming. Since I go to pick up today, this was one thing I asked my sales guy to check (& I’m not sure he got the right part). I realize I’m not getting an engine cover for free, don’t feel like brow beating him over folding headrests, and not interested in having them disassemble enough to replace the knobs with display readouts. But this seems to be one part that ‘should’ be there to me. If I learn anything more about the interior panel this afternoon I’ll update.

 

[Froggy]

I live on a farm, so rats are a problem. What allot of people may be unaware, is the majority of the parts under the hood, are biological recycled parts. These parts are made with soy products integrated into them. Rats love soybeans, so without engine cover, you can be looking at a big bill, on fixing rat damage.

My bronco sport base, had the engine cover, I had no problems with rats chewing wire, now totalled. My badlands less than a week of ownership, rats chewed through wires, without engine cover. If you live where rats and mice are, it's a good preventive option to get cover.

I have done several searches on rat damage in the bronco sport and the mavericks. In doing the research, every single one that had damage, the rats chewed the exact part on top of motor. I don't exactly know the exact part number, since rats chewed through it, but every single damage I have seen from other people, the same part was damaged.

 

[SgtT11B]

Yea, my May 2022 build is also missing the passenger side panel.

 

[Escape2Bronco]

Yea, my May 2022 build is also missing the passenger side panel.

I’m not aware of any being delivered since March with it installed from the factory. It would be nice to know if that is or is not the case.

 

[max the dog]

Did they forget something before I engage the dealer?

AS I said before I shall remove mine from my 2021 Badlands and tell everyone I own a 2022.

 

[Ivan Nigro Yague]

Hi. My Bronco 2022 arrived without the engine cover as well… but what’s the passenger panel? Do you have the part number or picture? Cheers

 

[Petroph]

Hi. My Bronco 2022 arrived without the engine cover as well… but what’s the passenger panel? Do you have the part number or picture? Cheers

Check passenger side under the dash where your feet would normally go. Should be a big panel missing exposing quite a bit of stuff.

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