Ford 2024 Bronco Child Safety Lock Recall: Unintentional Rear Door Opening Risk
Ford is recalling 2024 Bronco vehicles with a child safety lock that can allow rear doors to open unintentionally. Owners must have dealers inspect and replace the latch if needed.
Use caution until it’s fixed
A malfunctioning child safety lock that allows a rear door to be opened unintentionally can increase the risk of injury.
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What happened, in plain English
Ford is recalling certain 2024 Bronco vehicles because a child safety lock malfunction can let rear doors open without the driver noticing. This poses a risk of injury to children if they accidentally exit the vehicle. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/81699-ford-2024-bronco-child-safety-lock-recall-unintentional-rear-door.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/81699-ford-2024-bronco-child-safety-lock-recall-unintentional-rear-door · Updated October 4, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #25V303000
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“Ford 2024 Bronco Child Safety Lock Recall: Unintentional Rear Door Opening Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/81699-ford-2024-bronco-child-safety-lock-recall-unintentional-rear-door. Based on NHTSA recall #25V303000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V303000).
Why it’s dangerous
The child safety lock can malfunction and allow the rear door to open from inside the vehicle when set to 'ON'. This means children could exit the vehicle without the driver noticing, increasing injury risk.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2024 Ford Bronco vehicles with the child safety lock in the 'ON' position are most at risk. Children in the vehicle could be injured if the rear door opens unexpectedly.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2024 Ford Bronco has the child safety lock in the 'ON' position. The recall covers vehicles where the rear door can open unintentionally when the lock is engaged.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Ford Customer Service
Call 1-866-436-7332 to schedule a dealer inspection for the child safety lock.
Have Dealer Inspect Latch
Dealers will inspect the child safety lock and replace the rear door latch if necessary at no cost.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will inspect the child safety locks and replace the rear door latch, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 22, 2025. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S15. This recall expands previous recall number 24V-189.
Contact Ford
We’ve drafted a message you can send Ford to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V303000 — Ford 2024 Bronco Child Safety Lock Recall: Unintentional Rear Door Opening Risk Hello, I own a Ford 2024 Bronco Child Safety Lock Recall: Unintentional Rear Door Opening Risk that is covered by recall 25V303000 from Ford. The official recall notice states: Dealers will inspect the child safety locks and replace the rear door latch, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 22, 2025. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S15. This recall expands previous recall number 24V-189. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #25V303000 (September 5, 2025)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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