The 1989 Ford Bronco Ii has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 25,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility. Last updated July 5, 2026.
FRONT WHEEL BEARING ADJUSTING NUT RETAINING KEYS MAY BE MISSING FROM FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLIES, ALLOWING THE NUT TO LOOSEN.
THIS COULD RESULT IN DETACHMENT OF THE WHEEL AND HUBASSEMBLY FROM THE AXLE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND AN ACCIDENT.
INSTALL RETAINING KEYS IN FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WHERE MISSING.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“We were driving the speed limit, came around a curve on hwy 86, hit loose gravel and lost control.....we rolled the vehicle once(landing on our top). As soon as the bronco 2 started to roll over, the top of the cab started buckling like an aluminum soda can...the result was the driver side being…”
“1989 ford bronco ii, spontaneously caught fire in our garage 8/23/02. I was the original owner of the vehicle which was purchased from a dealer in taylor texas, vin # [xxx]. The vehicle was rolled into the driveway, whereby it burned beyond recognition. The fire department was called. I have…”
“1989 ford bronco ii, spontaneously caught fire in our garage 8/23/02. I was the original owner of the vehicle which was purchased from a dealer in taylor texas, vin # [xxx]. The vehicle was rolled into the driveway, whereby it burned beyond recognition. The fire department was called. I have…”
“Fuel line ruptured and vehicle caught on fire. *ak”
“I have replaced the fuel pump several times the man at the gas station stated that it had a bad sending unit and this caused me to go though the fuel pumps. The man at the gas station told me to do this. *ak”
“This tire was an original equipment spare, mounted on the right rear on 4-12-97 (3 new tires purchased at same time).the tire had about 22,100 miles on it. It lost about 1/3 of its tread at 50 mph but did not blow out. I heard the loose tread hit the fend. *ak (dot number: hyul tiresize: p205/75r15)”
“The right rear firestone atx wilderness tire blewout due to tread separation resulting in vehicle rollover accident which caused death. (attorney for consumer) *mjs”
“The first problem we encounter was the ac going out the first day we had the vehicle was told it worked great. The air cond problem the heater did not work was told it was reapired and has yet to work not even the defrost. The thrid was the emergency brake going out and the springs popping. The…”
PETITIONER ALLEGED BRONCO II SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 1983-1990 WERE DESIGNED WITH HANDLING AND STABILITY DEFECTS
SUMMARY:THE BRONCO II IS INVOLVED IN MORE FATAL SINGLE VEHICLE, FIRSTEVENT ROLLOVERS COMPARED TO ANY OTHER CLOSED BODY UTILITY VEHICLE (WITHOR WITHOUT NORMALIZING VEHICLE POPULATIONS AND EXPOSURE).===
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1989 Ford Bronco Ii as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.