2023 Ford Bronco · symptom sheet
Windshield cracks or distorts
- 55owner reports
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 18, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
107 of the 226 complaints on this car are about the windshield and wipers. 55 of those describe windshield. Only wiper failure is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 55 reports
Windshield on other Bronco years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2021.
What this problem usually is
Many windshield complaints are about cracks owners can't explain: a line that starts at the edge of the glass, or a small chip that spreads. Nearly one in five of these complaints mentions it happening again or a second windshield.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the windshield (55 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the windshield and wipers cover the 2023 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The fender flares may not be properly secured and detach from the vehicle.
The rear quarter glass panels may have been improperly installed to the vehicle hard top, which can allow them to detach.
All 18 recalls on the 2023 Ford Bronco, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the windshield and wipers on the Bronco
Floorboard fracture. Closed jul 26, 1990.
None of these investigations covers the 2023 model year.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 3 service bulletins or notices for the 2023 Ford Bronco that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some 2021-2024 Bronco vehicles may exhibit a rattle from the front windows with the windows placed in the partially down position and driving over rough roads and/or bumps.
Some 2021-2023 Bronco vehicles built on or before 31-May-2023 may exhibit a whistle noise below the lower left windshield area at the bottom of the A-pillar. This may be due to a missed body sealer application at the factory.
2021-2023 Bronco vehicles are equipped with a smart windshield wiper motor, which has the capability of sensing load of the wiper blades coming across the windshield glass.
What owners wrote
“Windshield wipers slow down when driving in rain/snow. Even on the highest setting, they start to slow down after a few minutes and you have to toggle them off and on again to get them back to normal speed.”
Filed Mar 6, 2023
“Windshield wipers fail to maintain consistent operation. Cadence slows down on its own to an unusable speed causing unsafe visibility. Clearly there is something wrong with the programming.”
Filed Mar 2, 2023
“When wipers are on slow speed, after 17-22 sweeps will either stop, or to slow intermittant, does not matter on amount of water on the windshield. SSM FROM FORD IS NOT AN ANSWER. WIPERS SHOULD STAY ON”
Filed Feb 27, 2023
“Windshield wipers when turned on will work and after a few seconds begin to slow, then go to working intermittently and then go to swiping like once every 5-8 seconds. When I reset the wiper it will do it all over again.”
Filed Feb 23, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 55 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
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- Windshield wipers stop working 83 reports