Ford Power Train: Automatic Transmission

Ford is recalling about 4,922 vehicles over a problem with the power train. Excessive wear of the transmission and transfer case splines may result in a loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
26V236000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
14 April 2026
Vehicles
4,922
Built between
Jan 2021 – Dec 2025
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 July 2026
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2021 and December 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2021-2025 Ford BroncoBuilt January 2021 to December 2025

What the defect is

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Bronco vehicles. The transmission to transfer case joint may be misaligned due to an incorrectly performed previous repair, which could lead to wear of the transmission output shaft splines and transfer case input splines.

What could happen

Excessive wear of the transmission and transfer case splines may result in a loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect the transmission to transfer case joint and replace the transmission and transfer case as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 9, 2026.

Parts involved

  • 10R60 TransmissionMB3P-7000-B10-speed Automatic Transmission Assembly
  • 10R60 TransmissionMB3P-7000-R10-speed Automatic Transmission Assembly
  • 10R60 TransmissionMB3P-7000-X10-speed Automatic Transmission Assembly
  • MT88 TransmissionMB3R-7003-A7-speed Manual Transmission Assembly
  • Transfer CaseMB3P-7A195-BAutomatic Transmission Transfer Case
  • Transfer CaseMB3P-7A195-CManual Transmission Transfer Case
  • Transfer CaseMB3P-7A195-HManual Transmission Transfer Case
  • Transfer CaseMB3P-7A195-MAutomatic Transmission Transfer Case

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. Vehicles builtJanuary 2021 to December 2025
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 April 2026
  3. Owners notified9 July 2026

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 14 April 2026.

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 26S26. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 15, 2026.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
26S26
Recalling manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
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.

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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