# Transport Canada recall 2016138

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2016138
- Manufacturer's number: 16S14
- Reported: 2016\-03\-31
- Component: Engine
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 3993

## What is wrong

On certain vehicles equipped with a 2.3 litre GTDI engine and an engine block heater, due to the engine’s orientation, the block heater could be susceptible to overheating. An overheated engine block heater may result in engine coolant leakage, or heat damage to the electrical connector of the block heater. Overheating of the engine block heater may increase the risk of an underhood fire causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will replace the engine block heater element with one of a different design, and will inspect the block heater's electrical cord, and replace if required.  In the interim, owners are advised to stop using their block heater until the campaign is completed. Note: This risk only exists when the block heater is plugged in and the vehicle is parked.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2016/recalls.md)
- [2015 LINCOLN MKC](/makes/lincoln/mkc/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 LINCOLN MKC](/makes/lincoln/mkc/2016/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [25B51](/bulletins/11033577.md), 2026-06-05, Other
- [SSM 52335](/bulletins/10251952.md), 2024-03-20, Service bulletin
- [20B27 S1](/bulletins/10222454.md), 2022-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-17\-0044](/bulletins/10212177.md), 2022-05-27, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2162](/bulletins/10211709.md), 2022-05-12, Service bulletin
- [TSB160045](/bulletins/10205010.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [21N01](/bulletins/10201085.md), 2021-09-05, Service bulletin
- [21B05](/bulletins/10201080.md), 2021-09-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2016138](/v1/recalls/tc/2016138)

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