Pending Bilstein Shock Recall

JoergH

I lost mine with the OTA update the other day.

extra toasty

These 6112’s are massive. Note the Bilstein springs. Bought them fully assembled which helps me immensely. Can’t wait to install. Front and rear clip setting to one for supposedly minimal lift.😃

TK1215

I too purchased my shock set up specifically because I wanted to stay as close to stock as possible with greatly improved performance

Bruinsfan

I have an appointment next week to have my rear shocks examined for the recall. I crawled under the truck and snapped a few pictures. What do you think, does this shock look like it falls within the "replace both shocks" category. I think so because the weld is cracked at the top.

Bruinsfan

Update. My dealership submitted photos of my shocks to Ford for review. Ford indicated that my shocks do not need to be replaced and factory approved repair method is recommended. I asked my dealership to resubmit an image that I took showing a crack in the weld. Ford still rejected the need to replace the shocks. 🤔 Hmmm Ford knows best???? We shall see.

Bruinsfan

Update. My dealership submitted photos of my shocks to Ford for review. Ford indicated that my shocks do not need to be replaced and factory approved repair method is recommended. I asked my dealership to resubmit an image that I took showing a crack in the weld. Ford still rejected the need to replace the shocks. 🤔 Hmmm Ford knows best???? We shall see.

extra toasty

These 6112’s are massive. Note the Bilstein springs. Bought them fully assembled which helps me immensely. Can’t wait to install. Front and rear clip setting to one for supposedly minimal lift.😃

BuckYeah

I just got my recall service performed and I'm completely satisfied... for the moment. 🙂

For the record, my dealer performed a visual inspection during an earlier visit and determined that my shocks were not leaking or showing signs of damage. They did have some icky residue on them, to which I ascribed normal road grime accrual. I returned to the dealer yesterday to have the recall service performed, which was completed for free, despite having aftermarket components (skid plates) installed. Here are a few before and after photos of my rear shocks.

Passenger Side Before & After:


Driver Side Before & After:


Driver Side Rear Before & After:


Shield Front Closeup After:

Driver Side Closeup Side View After:

Work Order Notes:


It would appear that the recall service required the technician to apply "sili" to the shocks. Silicone? Silly Putty? Who knows? Then they installed a hard plastic or rubber sleeve, a.k.a. "shield" over the existing shock and reservoir body. It appears to be fastened with nuts and bolts (not chicken wire and papier-mâché or Kleenex and spit as I originally mused) and completely envelopes the original plastic "BILSTIEN" reservoir covers. It looks somewhat sturdy in my opinion; time will tell how well it holds up.

Would I have liked replacement shocks? Yes. Did the condition of mine warrant that? No. For my needs, it is a satisfactory preventative maintenance exercise. All that said, I am entertaining the idea of replacing all four shocks with Fox 3.0 units, similar to those found on the Wildtrak and other premium trim level Broncos in the future. However, given their price tag, they may be Fox 4.0 or Fox 5.0 by the time I'm ready to afford such an upgrade. LOL

I hope my photos and description help manage everyone's expectations when it comes to the Bilstein shock recall campaign. 😎

PS - For those in the know, the dealership torqued ALL of my lug nuts to factory specs prior to my departure.

BuckYeah

I just got my recall service performed and I'm completely satisfied... for the moment. 🙂

For the record, my dealer performed a visual inspection during an earlier visit and determined that my shocks were not leaking or showing signs of damage. They did have some icky residue on them, to which I ascribed normal road grime accrual. I returned to the dealer yesterday to have the recall service performed, which was completed for free, despite having aftermarket components (skid plates) installed. Here are a few before and after photos of my rear shocks.

Passenger Side Before & After:


Driver Side Before & After:


Driver Side Rear Before & After:


Shield Front Closeup After:

Driver Side Closeup Side View After:

Work Order Notes:


It would appear that the recall service required the technician to apply "sili" to the shocks. Silicone? Silly Putty? Who knows? Then they installed a hard plastic or rubber sleeve, a.k.a. "shield" over the existing shock and reservoir body. It appears to be fastened with nuts and bolts (not chicken wire and papier-mâché or Kleenex and spit as I originally mused) and completely envelopes the original plastic "BILSTIEN" reservoir covers. It looks somewhat sturdy in my opinion; time will tell how well it holds up.

Would I have liked replacement shocks? Yes. Did the condition of mine warrant that? No. For my needs, it is a satisfactory preventative maintenance exercise. All that said, I am entertaining the idea of replacing all four shocks with Fox 3.0 units, similar to those found on the Wildtrak and other premium trim level Broncos in the future. However, given their price tag, they may be Fox 4.0 or Fox 5.0 by the time I'm ready to afford such an upgrade. LOL

I hope my photos and description help manage everyone's expectations when it comes to the Bilstein shock recall campaign. 😎

PS - For those in the know, the dealership torqued ALL of my lug nuts to factory specs prior to my departure.

extra toasty

I totally understand your position but it’s still just a silly 🩹 Band-Aid. Ford should have held Bilstein responsible. That said, most all new vehicles have many “weak spots” that the aftermarket can correct with a wide array of products. My Bronco, Mustang and Audi are prime examples. On the other hand my Honda’s don’t have that need…

extra toasty

Installed my new 6112’s on the rear of my Bronco today. Not a horrible job for a man with basic tools.
Wow what a difference in ride quality! 😃Can’t wait to do the fronts. I may wait until winter as they will take a bit more time. Looks to be about 1/2” lift.

BuckYeah

I just got my recall service performed and I'm completely satisfied... for the moment. 🙂

For the record, my dealer performed a visual inspection during an earlier visit and determined that my shocks were not leaking or showing signs of damage. They did have some icky residue on them, to which I ascribed normal road grime accrual. I returned to the dealer yesterday to have the recall service performed, which was completed for free, despite having aftermarket components (skid plates) installed. Here are a few before and after photos of my rear shocks.

Passenger Side Before & After:


Driver Side Before & After:


Driver Side Rear Before & After:


Shield Front Closeup After:

Driver Side Closeup Side View After:

Work Order Notes:


It would appear that the recall service required the technician to apply "sili" to the shocks. Silicone? Silly Putty? Who knows? Then they installed a hard plastic or rubber sleeve, a.k.a. "shield" over the existing shock and reservoir body. It appears to be fastened with nuts and bolts (not chicken wire and papier-mâché or Kleenex and spit as I originally mused) and completely envelopes the original plastic "BILSTIEN" reservoir covers. It looks somewhat sturdy in my opinion; time will tell how well it holds up.

Would I have liked replacement shocks? Yes. Did the condition of mine warrant that? No. For my needs, it is a satisfactory preventative maintenance exercise. All that said, I am entertaining the idea of replacing all four shocks with Fox 3.0 units, similar to those found on the Wildtrak and other premium trim level Broncos in the future. However, given their price tag, they may be Fox 4.0 or Fox 5.0 by the time I'm ready to afford such an upgrade. LOL

I hope my photos and description help manage everyone's expectations when it comes to the Bilstein shock recall campaign. 😎

PS - For those in the know, the dealership torqued ALL of my lug nuts to factory specs prior to my departure.

TK1215

So I was at the dealership today getting routine maintenance on the Bronco. My service advisor, informed me that there was an advanced notice recall regarding the Sasquatch, Bilstein shocks. Mind you this is an advanced notice of recall, but one is coming. The recall information as follows: #25S01. Let‘s see how long this takes.

Marine Vet

Hopefully there’s a Ford Customer Service rep still viewing these threads cause I have a little feedback for consideration. When 25S01 came out I decided not to wait for the Q3 fix to come out. I live on the Colorado front range and go wheeling in the Rockies weekly weather permitting so I didn’t want to deal with a shock failure in the toolies. I replaced all four shocks with Bilstein 6100’s and took off for another Moab trip. Upon returning I approached two different dealers about reimbursement. After pursuing them both for over 9 mos I requested reimbursement by letter to Ford’s Recall program. Four months later i finally received a check which i am truly thankful for. However my VIN still shows a the open shock recall which I’d like to have closed since its no longer applicable. My hope is there is someone in the Ford customer service food chain that’s a pragmatist, can recognize the simplicity of this issue and can remove this recall from my VIN…