Ford is remember a relatively small number of Bronco SUVs (not to be confused with Sports Bronco) to address the possibility that their side impact sensors were not properly secured at the factory and passed through the company’s quality control processes without being addressed. According to Ford, only 1,226 of vans manufactured for the 2021 and 2022 model years may exhibit a problem, and it’s a relatively minor issue — provided you’re not T-boned, of course.
“Affected vehicles may have right and/or left impact sensors that are not properly fixed to the vehicle,” Ford bug report speak. “The fail-safe side impact sensor may not correctly detect certain lateral impacts. Incorrect side impact sensor readings may result in user injury air bag accidentally deploying or failing to deploy when expected, increasing the risk of injury in a collision.”
Curiously, Ford says its quality control system actually identified and isolated the problem before the truck left the factory, but in the process someone dropped the ball and the processes. proper was not followed to correct the problem.
“Factory personnel identified a number of vehicles requiring secondary inspection due to improper installation of the side impact sensor. Although improper installation of the side impact sensor was detected by the procedure. the vehicle assembly plant’s fault protection program, the inspection and fix The instructions may have been misinterpreted and the side impact sensor assembly may not have been inspected or repaired,” the Ford report said.
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