1989 Ford Bronco II defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1989 Ford Bronco II. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• VEHICLE ROLLOVER
  Defect Petition DP97006 · opened Dec 3, 1997 · closed May 5, 1999

  Petitioner alleged bronco ii sport utility vehicles 1983-1990 were designed with handling and stability defects

• WHL SEPARATION/TORQUE LOSS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE92029 · opened Mar 16, 1992 · closed Aug 31, 1992

  There is no summary currently available

• ROLLOVER PROPENSITY
  Engineering Analysis EA89013 · opened Feb 9, 1989 · closed Oct 31, 1990

  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).===