3 recalls across 3 model years
The Ford Bronco II has 3 recalls covering the 1985-1989 production run, with the most serious being a 1989 four-wheel-drive issue where a missing front wheel bearing retaining key can allow the bearing nut to loosen, causing the wheel and hub assembly to detach from the axle and loss of vehicle control.
On 1986 models equipped with the 2.9-litre engine, corrosion in the throttle linkage can cause the throttle to stick open, leaving the driver unable to reduce engine power normally. This recall is specific to vehicles registered in Atlantic Canada provinces. The 1985 model year has a separate front-drive concern: on vehicles with automatic locking front hubs, the cam inside the hub locking mechanism can fracture when the front axles engage, and a broken piece lodging in the wheel hub nut can work the nut loose over time, eventually leading to wheel separation.
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