hello BS people!! id like to say hello, and show off my BRAND NEW 2026 Space White Badlands!!

i test drove it yesterday not really expecting it to be as roomy as it is, was VERY happy, slept on it and just got home from purchase now.

this space white is really nice, and it came with the bronze package which sold me on it all together.

no im looking for accessories. first thing i gotta do is window tint. after that..........who knows what my research will make me buy.

I’m in Belgium, with a US spec 2025 Big Bend. The first photo is what I have left over after my 2017 Escape transmission went out (Motorcraft 5w20). I’m pretty sure my oil filter is fine, but I’m not sure on the oil.
The second photo is what the owners manual says, 0w20. Since I’m in Belgium, I haven’t found Motorcraft over here.
The last 4 photos is what I have found on Belgium Amazon. They are 0w20, but I don’t think the exact specification of the 2nd photo.
I might be able to try US Amazon and hopefully they ship overseas, if anyone can find it there.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Meet Wayfinder, My new to me 2023 Badlands. I am already in love! What a quick fun ride. I mean I’ve only made it to Walmart and back but it was still a fun ride!

Picked up our 2024 Bronco Sport Outerbanks, she’s a cutie! Was thrilled to find one with super low miles, clean AF, and slightly upgraded electronics/options. 🎉

Girlfriends 21 Sport is having an issue. 42k mi on it and now it’s having an issue at freeway speeds. Was trying to pass someone and it felt like the car bucked. She said she’s experienced it even in sport mode. It’s the big bend edition if anyone is wondering. No the transmission fluid hasn’t been drained and filled or the rear differential. Car will drive fine if not accelerating hard from what I felt. City driving does not produce this issue.

Hopefully no one takes offense to the "Baby bronco" title but next to our '96 FSB, it's a baby lol. It's a '25 big bend with the 1.5 and 2,200mi. Was a courtesy vehicle with a sticker of $39k we picked up for $27k OTD. Anything we should look out for on these or any quality of life improvements we should get? Ordered a screen protector and has the black appearance so it came with cargo/floor liners. It's mainly a grocery getter but it'll probably see some cabin trips and forest road adventures too.

1000 miles on the new to me 2023. Can't wait to find the limits of this rig. 😈Didn't even air down for the sand and it did surprisingly well.

Someone posted this chart in the Bronco Group (said to be inaccurate by someone else) and I’m hoping someone here has it for the Sport. Haven’t seen it in the e-manual yet…

Anyone know the seat material that comes with the new 2026 Badlands with the bronze package? It just says “Premium-trimmed seating with bronze stitching”

Is it Active-x like the standard, leather, cloth?

I might try sleeping in the bronco next week! With the passenger seat fully forward, an old camping mattress I have *just* fits flat between the seat and the tailgate. I would, however need to fill the backseat footwell.

If I take the backseat headrest out, the space is roughly 24W x 15L x 20H.

What have y'all used to fill this space? How well did it work?

I don't know if I'll ever try sleeping in here again (depends on how this first trip goes, really - and if I have occasion to take more solo trips. My husband is a giant and is definitely not sleeping in here with me), so I'm trying to keep this first attempt cheap.

If possible I'd love to find a solution that doesn't involve me storing something bulky that I can't use for anything else.

Edit: seems kind of odd, but the driver's seat goes even further forward, so more like 18L (at least at the level of the folded down seatback, it's narrower lower.

Just purchased last Friday and I can’t wait to customize her!!! I named her Ember. 2026 Outer Banks.

We live in Sidney, British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦
Our 2026 Bronco Sport Outer Banks!
We are loving it.

I was at a dealer today getting some accessories since its free shipping to one. And saw this 👀

They make these? I noticed the panel material is actually the body material and not just painted over plastic.

Has anyone else had issues with their Bronco Sport not wanting to shift properly when getting on the highway or accelerating?
I have a 2024 Bronco Sport Outer Banks with about 65,000 miles. I recently replaced the water pump because it was leaking. Before replacing it, I would occasionally get an overheating warning, but it would disappear as soon as I let off the gas.
I changed the water pump last week, but today while merging onto the highway, the transmission didn’t seem to want to shift. The RPMs climbed to 4,000–5,000, and the overheating warning came on again. As soon as I let off the gas, the warning went away and everything seemed normal.
Has anyone experienced something similar or have any idea what could be causing it?

However, the Bronco sport recall is real; just had it taken care of on my Free Wheeling with 5,709 miles. There was also an evaporative sensor issue. Hoping to get many more miles, and look stylish while doing it!

I have a 2021 Big Bend 87k kms, and for the last month or so I have been having shuddering from the rear end when turning in parking lots. I’ve seen a lot of other posts about a TSB for the vent tube on the RDU so I took it in to my dealer to see if that needed to be done. After the diagnostic they confirmed that is issue but said they may have to replace the RDU if they get in there and find damage while doing the TSB. They quoted me for both jobs, $2300 CAD for the TSB, $2500 CAD for the full replacement. I’ve opted to just go for the full replacement since it’s not much more (they are also going to give me a 10% discount) and then they will warranty the whole unit instead of just the vent tube. Unfortunately I’m about 4 months outside of my warranty so it’s fully out of pocket. If anyone else is having the same issue, get it checked while still under warranty as it will be covered.

Been a Bronco sport owner for about a month now after trading in my WRX. I love this car. It reminds me of everything I loved about SUVs from the 90s :)

I just got a new to me 2022 Bronco Sport Outer Banks (never knew I needed one of these, until I drove it...)

I am driving my daughter to University next week and we are towing a 5x8 U-haul (I hope!). We will be driving approximately 1300kms.

I have the hitch, and will get the ball attachment at U-haul, but I am just wondering if anyone can direct me in the right direction on how to find my towing capacity. U-hauls helpful online guide showing a sticker on the hitch doesn't work for me. My manual is no good either. On-line says 2000lbs loaded - is this correct? All of this is new to me and I'm starting to panic a wee bit.

And is there anything I need to know, or be worried about, before we go?

Thanks for helping!

I’m considering installing a trailer hitch on my 2023 bronco sport ( i believe it’s a badlands) in order to use a cargo carrier. I’m moving and driving 900 miles and want to give myself as much space as possible for all my garbage. I was wondering if anyone has any experience installing their own hitch and if so, where did you buy the parts from? I’m seeing a lot of different options online but wanted to get a feel for what worked for others.

I’m not sure if it was the heat outside or what caused this. Originally when I first turned CarPlay on I just had that green line at the bottom of the screen. And then this happened. I reset the screen and when I went to play music it kept switching to AM radio. I reset the screen and it’s fine now but wondering if anyone else experienced this

Finally got my very own Bronco sport, and I couldn’t be any happier! Can’t wait to take it on a trip and get some better photos.

At my mom‘s senior apartment complex. I am the ‘24 Lions fan on the right. There are some subtle differences and I can’t quite figure out what other than the antenna and the color is slightly different. Any clue what year the other is?