Bilstein Shock recall

[RoLyMa27]

What did you expect? Them to stop building vehicles? lol They care far more about selling more than fixing the ones out. Every manufacturer is the exact same

Also, Fox shocks aren’t replacing Bilsteins. The Fox shocks are only available on badlands for 2025 or wildtrak for up to 2024

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...n-safety-recall-25s01-january-21-2025.107785/

Got my letter yesterday.

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[CarbonGrayBronco]

I'm an early June 2024 Badlands non-SAS and nothing is showing for me...

 

[GoHawks63]

Just posting because dealership is still selling 2024 new Bronco’s w/ Bilsteins on recall while newer models have Fox upgrade. I didn’t think you could sell new car on recall. Here’s your money shot Ducati098!!

Bronco's built AFTER the end of July '24 are not affected by the recall, so I have to assume that those vehicles still for sale were built after the cutoff date.

 

[Jim Walter]

Finally got my official letter in the mail yesterday on my 22 BL/SAS.....

 

[Mikey1287]

Got my letter as well. I wonder if they would switch out Fox shocks on mine since i have a 22 Wildtrak? lol

 

[zoober]

Does anyone know the cutoff of the manufacturing date. I believe my Badlands was built 09/24. It shows no recall when I checked. Thanks

I have an 8/24 build, and it isn't on recall either. I think we are just past the date.
Still not sure how our "upgraded" shocks are different than the recall shocks.

 

[userdude]

I have an 8/24 build, and it isn't on recall either. I think we are just past the date.
Still not sure how our "upgraded" shocks are different than the recall shocks.

I can't say for sure, but if you look at that photo, the flange I suppose is the part that joins the reservoir to the shock body. It looks like it's about half the width of the other ones. The top of the reservoir also looks different I think, but not sure about that. I think somebody else mentioned they're welded differently (or at all).

If you could take and post some better pictures of yours, we might be able to work it out, but it may not be obvious either.

 

[bassist]

I can't say for sure, but if you look at that photo, the flange I suppose is the part that joins the reservoir to the shock body. It looks like it's about half the width of the other ones. The top of the reservoir also looks different I think, but not sure about that. I think somebody else mentioned they're welded differently (or at all).

If you could take and post some better pictures of yours, we might be able to work it out, but it may not be obvious either.

It’s all about “long flange” (bad) vs “short flange” (good).

You can see that the attachment point is much larger on the failed shocks.

No idea if the new shocks are “better”.

 

[BroncoChallenger]

I'm an early June 2024 Badlands non-SAS and nothing is showing for me...

This applies ONLY to SAS equipped Broncos, IIRC. So you shouldn't be affected by it.

 

[Lowcountry Bronco]

This applies ONLY to SAS equipped Broncos, IIRC. So you shouldn't be affected by it.

The original thread didn't state SAS only, the BL's have the same Bilsteins.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...n-safety-recall-25s01-january-21-2025.107785/

 

[Ducati1098]

This applies ONLY to SAS equipped Broncos, IIRC. So you shouldn't be affected by it.

It's for non-sas badlands and sasquatch equipped vehicles. The affected engineering numbers are in the NHTSA report linked below.

 

[Dirtydan]

I took these off a few weeks ago and installed Bilstein 6112. My non sas badlands 4door has a build date of 10/24.

 

[zuke]

This applies ONLY to SAS equipped Broncos, IIRC. So you shouldn't be affected by it.

Definitely applies to Non-SAS Badlands, I got the letter, carfax, and fordpass notifications for my 21 Badlands Non-SAS.

Of course, I had a reservoir fall off at Uwharrie way back in May of 2023, Back then none of this had been news, so I just figured I knocked it off backing over something, and replaced all of them with Eibach 2.0s at the time, So not really concerned about the recall at this point..

 

[BroncoChallenger]

My mistake guys...I thought it was SAS only. Didn't realize BL had them too, even w/o SAS.

 

[Karl_in_Chicago]

This applies ONLY to SAS equipped Broncos, IIRC. So you shouldn't be affected by it.

I do not have SAS. I received a recall letter from Ford. Discuss . . .

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