The defect
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.
The risk
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
The 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 December 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Bronco | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Ford Bronco Sport | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Ford Escape | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Ford Explorer | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Ford Fusion | 2019, 2020 |
| Ford Maverick | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Ford Ranger | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Lincoln Corsair | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Lincoln MKC | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
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 | 2021 | 230 | 20 |
| Ford Bronco | 2022 | 383 | 23 |
| Ford Bronco | 2023 | 230 | 18 |
| Ford Bronco | 2024 | 82 | 16 |
| Ford Bronco Sport | 2021 | 709 | 16 |
| Ford Bronco Sport | 2022 | 369 | 15 |
| Ford Bronco Sport | 2023 | 160 | 14 |
| Ford Bronco Sport | 2024 | 113 | 8 |
| Ford Escape | 2020 | 1,612 | 23 |
| Ford Escape | 2021 | 350 | 19 |
| Ford Escape | 2022 | 236 | 19 |
| Ford Explorer | 2016 | 2,462 | 14 |
| Ford Explorer | 2017 | 1,703 | 13 |
| Ford Explorer | 2018 | 734 | 7 |
| Ford Explorer | 2020 | 1,241 | 33 |
| Ford Explorer | 2021 | 447 | 26 |
| Ford Explorer | 2022 | 271 | 24 |
| Ford Explorer | 2023 | 111 | 15 |
| Ford Fusion | 2019 | 316 | 3 |
| Ford Fusion | 2020 | 184 | 3 |
| Ford Maverick | 2022 | 150 | 28 |
| Ford Maverick | 2023 | 81 | 21 |
| Ford Maverick | 2024 | 74 | 15 |
| Ford Ranger | 2019 | 270 | 11 |
| Ford Ranger | 2020 | 130 | 7 |
| Ford Ranger | 2021 | 118 | 6 |
| Ford Ranger | 2022 | 37 | 5 |
| Ford Ranger | 2023 | 18 | 4 |
| Ford Ranger | 2024 | 94 | 13 |
| Lincoln Corsair | 2020 | 61 | 16 |
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.
| 25V910000 23 Dec 2025 | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| 25V909000 23 Dec 2025 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 25V847000 9 Dec 2025 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 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