I tried the link too and it showed no recalls - but I got the message on my phone through FordPass so I assume I'll also get the letter. This has prompted me to leave my BS at home instead of driving it to the Philly airport at 3:30 a.m. next week. Not takin' that chance!!!!
I wonder if the recall will eventually extend to the '24 models. It wouldn't be the first time that a recall was extended to include more cars from earlier and/or later builds.Got the recall “pre”-notice yesterday. The EF battery in my ‘21 BSBL went bad and was replaced with AGM by Ford in July 24 (just after 3/36 warranty was up), so I paid for it. Checked w/my dealer today, and was told the recall no longer applied to me, but to check back when it was officially opened — they might get Ford to reimburse me for what I paid for the new battery & install. Fingers crossed
Supposedly Ford knows which batch of batteries were defective and supposedly they did not include the 24 model year but my EFB battery was 10 months old and since the beginning of December The auto start stop feature stopped working no matter how much I drove my BS. It did start up normally and I was using the plug in volt meter to watch how it changed when starting the engine and there was no indication that there was a problem.
I would think so assuming you got the recall letter because your Bronco Sport originally shipped with the EFB battery.
I’m assuming it’s related. I’m also in Florida although we did not have freezing temps. I’ve gotten the system off msg multiple times over the past few weeks. Yesterday my BS was a little hesitant when starting. Ironically just after I saw a news item on the recall. Today, battery died. Jumped started easily and I now have it on a trickle charger. I plan on calling my local dealer first thing tomorrow.
I’ve been following this since the beginning of the NHTSA. My power surge and then drop started just before Thanksgiving. While I was driving a strong egg smell permeated the vehicle. I was lucky I was next to an Auto Zone But as I was pulling in alerts popped up saying power train and my back wheels locked for a few seconds. Then the car was on reduced power. When the auto zone technician opened the hood the battery was smoking and about to catch fire . I bought a new battery and had my vehicle towed to ford dealership. They keep my vehicle for two weeks and I was given the run around. This is the second recall for this . But I’m skeptical this is the fix . I brought my car home after paying $370. To clear codes . And my tires locked up again and the car wouldn’t reverse. I was told again nothing was wrong with my vehicle. I called ford headquarters and spoke with them and was told to take the vehicle back. Has anyone else had any issues?
Tires locking up sounds serious.
thank you
Do you drive it every day and if so for how many minutes each day? Like i mentioned earlier in this Thread it was -12 Last Wednesday and even with the Battery Maintainer/Charger on it for 3 hours it still turned over pretty slow but started. I had Auto Zone Test the Battery the next day and the CC Amps was right on the Factory 700 specs but he said it only was showing a 25% Charge. But my drive to work and back is 15 minutes each way so not much charging time.
I assumed your original battery must of been an EFB battery since NHTSA recall 25V019 indicates that the EFB batteries can be defective and will be replaced with an AGM battery if not already installed. It will be interesting to hear what the dealer has to say regarding why you got the recall notice when your BS originally came with the AGM battery. Keep us posted.
I do drive it everyday. Driving time is exactly yours about 15 minutes each way.
