Ford Bronco Sport 2021–2025 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 53530 · NHTSA communication 11016089 · issued Mar 26, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2021–2025
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2021-2025 Ford vehicles may exhibit a condition where heated/cooled seats, heated steering wheel and/or front/rear defrost features will not turn on after a remote start is performed through the FordPass application or the key fob.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.