The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2023-2025 Escape, 2023 Lincoln Corsair, 2025 Lincoln Corsair, Maverick, and Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L MPC engine and an engine block heater. The engine block heater may overheat when the vehicle is parked with the block heater plugged in.
The risk
An overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the block heater element and inspect the electrical cord, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug coupled, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S52.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Bronco Sport | 2025 |
| Ford Escape | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Ford Maverick | 2025 |
| Lincoln Corsair | 2023, 2025 |
| Lincoln Nautilus | 2024, 2025 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Bronco Sport | 2025 | 39 | 7 |
| Ford Escape | 2023 | 101 | 11 |
| Ford Escape | 2024 | 76 | 8 |
| Ford Escape | 2025 | 26 | 9 |
| Ford Maverick | 2025 | 24 | 12 |
| Lincoln Corsair | 2023 | 14 | 8 |
| Lincoln Corsair | 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| Lincoln Nautilus | 2024 | 22 | 7 |
| Lincoln Nautilus | 2025 | 22 | 6 |
Other equipment recalls in 2025
110 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the equipment; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
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| 25V820000 26 Nov 2025 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 25V819000 25 Nov 2025 | General Motors, LLC |
| 25V815000 25 Nov 2025 | General Motors, LLC |
| 25V814000 24 Nov 2025 | Pleasant Valley Teardrop Trailers LLC |
| 25V801000 20 Nov 2025 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025