Ford recall 26V-580: Bracket May Tear Side Curtain Air Bag
A torn air bag may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Campaign facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V580000 (26V-580)
- Manufacturer number
- 26S64
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Report received
- September 9, 2026
- Component
- Air bags:side/window:curtain
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,711
- Model years
- 2026
- Built between
- June 27, 2026 and July 26, 2026
- Owner letters
- October 16, 2026
- Recall initiated by
- The manufacturer
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026 Bronco vehicles. The mounting bracket on the right-hand-side side curtain air bag may have a metal burr that can tear the air bag during deployment.
The risk
A torn air bag may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Why air bag defects matter: Restraint defects matter most at the moment you can least react to them, which is why air bag campaigns are among the ones worth booking first.
The remedy
Dealers will increase the space between the bracket and air bag to remove the contact condition, free of charge. Owner notification letters were October 16, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S64. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on September 10, 2026.
About the air bags
Air bags are supplemental restraints: sensors and a control module decide in milliseconds whether a crash is severe enough to fire an inflator, and the bag has to deploy at the right moment and with the right force.
Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-580
- Ford Bronco 2026
What to do
- Enter your VIN in NHTSA’s lookup (below) to confirm that your vehicle is included and that the repair has not already been done.
- Call a dealer for the brand and book the repair. Quote NHTSA campaign 26V-580 and the manufacturer’s number 26S64.
- If the notice tells owners not to let anyone sit in a particular seat, follow that until the repair is done.
- Safety recall repairs are carried out free of charge by the manufacturer’s dealers. If you already paid for this repair yourself, ask the manufacturer about reimbursement and keep your receipt.
Check by VIN
A campaign rarely covers every vehicle of a model year. Enter your 17-character VIN to find the recall campaigns filed for your make, model and model year. The VIN is on the driver’s side of the dashboard (visible through the windshield), on the door-jamb label, and on your registration and insurance documents.
Is a recall still open on your vehicle? Only NHTSA’s official VIN check can say whether a campaign applies to your exact vehicle and whether the repair has already been done.
Your VIN is decoded with NHTSA’s public vPIC service to identify the make, model and year. It is not stored and is not added to any page address.
The official record
This page reproduces the campaign as filed with NHTSA. The NHTSA record is authoritative — if anything here differs, follow the agency.
Open campaign 26V-580 on NHTSA.gov