Ford Visibility: Windshield

Ford is recalling about 63,294 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. A windshield that separates from a vehicle during a crash can increase the risk of injury.

Campaign
22V451000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
24 June 2022
Vehicles
63,294
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 July 2022
Repaired
58%
Unrepaired
25,972

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2022 Ford Bronco
  • 2022 Ford Ranger

Repair progress

25,972 of 63,294 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2025.

58% repaired — 36,544 of 63,294 reported

Owners not reachable
771
Scrapped or exported
7

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Bronco and Ranger vehicles. The windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, which could allow it to detach during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 212, "Windshield Mounting."

What could happen

A windshield that separates from a vehicle during a crash can increase the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Dealers will remove and reinstall the windshield, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 18, 2022.

Parts involved

  • PrimerWSS-M5B280-C4Betaprime 5504G primer
  • UrethaneWSS-M2G316-B4Bonding between windshield and body structure
  • WindshieldKB3B-2103100-*Ranger Windshield
  • WindshieldN2DB-S03100-*Bronco Windshield

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA24 June 2022
  2. Owners notified18 July 2022
  3. Latest repair reportQ1 2025 — 58% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 June 2022.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22C12.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
22C12
Recalling manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Safety standard
FMVSS 212
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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