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Ford Defect Investigation DP22001: Loss of Motive Power
2021 Ford Bronco
Loss of Motive Power
Engine
- Summary
- The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received three petitions on March 17, March 18, and March 29, 2022, which requested a defect investigation into an alleged defect of the valves on model year (MY) 2021 Ford Bronco vehicles equipped with the 2.7L Eco-boost engines. The petitioners alleged that MY 2021 Ford Broncos vehicles are experiencing loss of motive power at highway speeds with no-restart due to catastrophic engine failures.On May 27, 2022, ODI opened this Defect Petition to evaluate whether to grant or deny the petition.ODI has identified 26 Vehicle Owners Questionnaires (VOQs) that relate to the alleged defect in the subject vehicles. Based on ODI's review of the applicable materials, including VOQs, NHTSA has decided to grant the petition and open a Preliminary Evaluation (PE22-007) to assess the scope, frequency, and potential safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.Accordingly, this Defect Petition is closed.The ODI complaints cited above can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under the following ODI numbers:11448171, 11448461, 11450659, 11450702, 11450737, 11450788, 11450871, 11450879, 11451158, 11451503, 11451957, 11452074, 11452692, 11453669, 11453933, 11454098, 11455294, 11456219, 11456713, 11459262,11460124, 11460125, 11461178, 11463199, 11463296, 11464516.
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