Ford Bronco 2021–2022 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 51164 · NHTSA communication 10225438 · issued Oct 28, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2021–2022
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2021-2022 Bronco vehicles equipped with a soft top roof may experience a broken window buckle on the rear quarter or rear window assemblies. It is no longer required to replace the window assembly to repair this condition. Order the following buckle parts as needed: male side of the buckle (M2DZ-00817-C), which is located on the soft top window assemblies and the female side of the buckle (M2DZ-00817-A), which is located on the soft top cover. To install the male buckle, cut and remove the old plastic clip leaving the fabric loop (on the window assembly) fully intact. The service replacem
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.