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NHTSA Campaign 25V685000

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER

Issued by Ford Motor Company · Reported Oct 10, 2025 · 59,006 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Lincoln MKC, 2016-2023 Explorer, 2019-2020 Fusion, 2019-2024 Ranger, 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair, Escape, 2021-2024 Bronco, Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.

Consequence

An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to plug in their block heater until the vehicle is remedied. Dealers will replace the block heater, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed December 3, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated September 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA4. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 15, 2025.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FORD BRONCO 2021 59,006
FORD BRONCO 2022 59,006
FORD BRONCO 2023 59,006
FORD BRONCO 2024 59,006
FORD BRONCO SPORT 2021 59,006
FORD BRONCO SPORT 2022 59,006
FORD BRONCO SPORT 2023 59,006
FORD BRONCO SPORT 2024 59,006
FORD ESCAPE 2020 59,006
FORD ESCAPE 2021 59,006
FORD ESCAPE 2022 59,006
FORD EXPLORER 2016 59,006
FORD EXPLORER 2017 59,006
FORD EXPLORER 2018 59,006
FORD EXPLORER 2020 59,006
FORD EXPLORER 2021 59,006
FORD EXPLORER 2022 59,006
FORD EXPLORER 2023 59,006
FORD FUSION 2019 59,006
FORD FUSION 2020 59,006
FORD MAVERICK 2022 59,006
FORD MAVERICK 2023 59,006
FORD MAVERICK 2024 59,006
FORD RANGER 2019 59,006
FORD RANGER 2020 59,006
FORD RANGER 2021 59,006
FORD RANGER 2022 59,006
FORD RANGER 2023 59,006
FORD RANGER 2024 59,006
LINCOLN CORSAIR 2020 59,006
LINCOLN CORSAIR 2021 59,006
LINCOLN CORSAIR 2022 59,006
LINCOLN MKC 2016 59,006
LINCOLN MKC 2017 59,006
LINCOLN MKC 2018 59,006
LINCOLN MKC 2019 59,006

Source: NHTSA Campaign 25V685000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.