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7 speed, Bronco crawler

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7 speed, Bronco crawler is a manual shift pattern. Reverse top left. The crawler gear sits below it. The Society has 4 vehicles on file for it, 1 of them verified against a manual page or an original knob.

Gearbox badges: V verified C corroborated U unverified or not found.

Status: Verified means we read the gate in a manual or on an original knob. Corroborated means second-hand sources. Lead means not checked yet, marked [citation needed].

Fordsend a correction

VehicleYearsStatusGearboxMembers
Ford Bronco Sixth generation (U725 / TG1)
2-door and 4-door, 2.3L EcoBoost I4 only (7-speed manual is not offered with the 2.7L or 3.0L V6). Per Guide Auto Web (21 Sep 2020) the manual is offered with the Sasquatch package; trims then listed: Base, Big Bend, Black Diamond, Outer Banks, Badlands (Wildtrak and First Edition are V6/auto); per-trim availability not independently confirmed
[1]
2021VerifiedGetrag MT88C
Ford Bronco Sixth generation (U725 / TG1)
2.3L EcoBoost I4 with 7-speed manual; per-trim availability not established (Outer Banks was auto-only by 2025; Raptor and Wildtrak are auto-only V6)
[2]
2022-2023CorroboratedGetrag MT88C
Ford Bronco Sixth generation (U725 / TG1)
2.3L EcoBoost I4 only. Edmunds 2024 trim table lists 7-speed manual on: Big Bend, Black Diamond, Heritage Edition, Badlands. Automatic only: Outer Banks, Everglades, Wildtrak, Heritage Limited Edition, Raptor (Base not seen in the portion of the page I read)
[3]
2024CorroboratedGetrag MT88C
Ford Bronco Sixth generation (U725 / TG1)
2.3L EcoBoost I4 only. Manual standard on Base, Big Bend, Heritage Edition, Badlands. 2-door with manual only on Base and Badlands (Big Bend and Heritage are 4-door only). Outer Banks, Stroppe and Raptor are auto only
[4]
2025CorroboratedGetrag MT88C

References

  1. ^ Owner's manual. Printed 2021 Bronco (TG1) owner's manual, edition 202101 First-Printing, p.173: reverse = raise collar, lever fully left, then forward; crawler C = raise collar, lever fully left, then backward; lockouts protect first and second respectively. Viewed the rendered page: only the collar graphic, no gate drawing. [link]
  2. ^ Owner's manual. Ford's live online Bronco manual (copyright 2026): same reverse and crawler wording as the 2021 printed manual, with the same collar lockout. [link]
  3. ^ Spec site. Edmunds 2024 Bronco trims page: 'Transmission 7-speed manual' for Big Bend, Black Diamond, Heritage Edition, Badlands; 10-speed automatic only for the others listed. [link]
  4. ^ Forum. Bronco Nation news post: 'the 7-speed trans can only be paired with the 2.3L EcoBoost engine'; four of seven trims standard with the Getrag manual; Outer Banks, Stroppe and Raptor automatic only. [link]
Categories: 7 speed gearboxes | Shift patterns | Top left, crawler below

This page was last edited on November 11, 2026.

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