There are 12 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 1996 Ford Bronco in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHILE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ON REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. OCCURRED TWICE. *AK
BACK ELECTRIC WINDOW IMPLODES THROWING GLASS INTO THE BRONCO. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT IMPLODED WE WERE SITTING IN THE BRONCO (IT WAS NOT RUNNING) THE SENCOND TIME IT HAPPENED WE WERE DRIVING. THE SOUND IS SO LOUD WE ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD FROM FEAR. NEITHER TIME WE WERE USING THE BACK WINDOW. I AM AFRAID THAT EITHER THE GLASS BLOWING IN WILL HURT SOMEONE OR CAUSE THE DRIVER TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE UNIT IF THIS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. I WANT TO FIND OUT IF OTHER BRONCO OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU MYRA HOPPER *AK
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN RAINING WEATHER, REAR DEFOGGER ON, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AND GLASS FELL INTO INSIDE OF VEHICLE. SIMILAR INCIDENTS OCCURRED 11/97 AND 04/98, DEALER NOTIFIED, VEHICLE HAS NO WARRANTY. *AK
ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IMPLODED INTO VEHICLE, GLASS PROPELLED THROUGHOUT PASSENGER AREA. *AK
REAR SLIDING WINDOW IMPLODES INSIDE THE VEHICLE.
AFTER TURNING ON REAR DEFOGGER, REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A TSB THAT STATES THE CURRENT WEATHERSTRIP CAUSED A CHEMICAL REACTION WITH THE SILVER IN THE HEATING ELEMENT AND REPLACING THE GLASS ONLY MAY NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND HEARD A BANG SOUND LIKE A GUN BEING FIRED . THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION OF GLASS SHATTERING COMING FROM THE REAR WINDOW, EVERYWHERE. BE ADVISED THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE. *AK
WHIILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER AND THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. *AK
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED TWICE.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, TURNED ON DEFROSTER, HEARD NOISE, REAR TAILGATE GLASS WINDOW SHATTERED INTO REAR OF VEHICLE; THREE OCCURRENCES; ACCORDING TO DEALER, COULD BE A REACTION TO GASKETS OR SEALING AROUND WINDOW, REPLACED GLASS. *AK
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED UNDER ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS; NO APPARENT REASON; TOLD BY DEALER, DEFECTIVE GLASS; SPEED 55 MPH. TT
WHILE PARKED, WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ON, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.