# Transport Canada recall 2018718

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: 2018718
- Manufacturer's number: 18S45
- Reported: 2018\-12\-20
- Component: Electrical
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 446041

## What is wrong

Issue:

Water and contaminants may damage and corrode the block heater cable connectors. This could cause a short\-circuit, which may result in overheated or melted wiring.

Safety Risk:

Overheated or melted wiring could create the risk of a fire.

Corrective Actions:

Stop use of your engine block heater immediately. Ford will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to disable the engine block heater. Ford will send you another notice when replacement parts are available, and will ask you to take your vehicle to a dealer to install them. Do not use your engine block heater until the replacement parts are installed.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 FORD F\-150](/makes/ford/f-150/2019/recalls.md)
- [2017 FORD F\-250 SUPER DUTY](/makes/ford/f-250/2017/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2018 FORD F\-250 SUPER DUTY](/makes/ford/f-250/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 FORD F\-250 SUPER DUTY](/makes/ford/f-250/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2017 FORD F\-350 SUPER DUTY](/makes/ford/f-350/2017/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2018 FORD F\-350 SUPER DUTY](/makes/ford/f-350/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 FORD F\-350 SUPER DUTY](/makes/ford/f-350/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2017 FORD F\-450 SUPER DUTY](/makes/ford/f-450/2017/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2018 FORD F\-450 SUPER DUTY](/makes/ford/f-450/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 FORD F\-450 SUPER DUTY](/makes/ford/f-450/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [25E10\-S1](/bulletins/11037788.md), 2026-10-02, Other
- [25E10\-S1](/bulletins/11035464.md), 2026-08-03, Emissions
- [25H05 S1](/bulletins/11031792.md), 2026-04-30, Other
- [25N15 S1](/bulletins/11031781.md), 2026-04-30, Other
- [SSM 54589](/bulletins/11029595.md), 2026-03-04, Other
- [SSM 54601](/bulletins/11029052.md), 2026-02-27, Service bulletin
- [25H05](/bulletins/11026013.md), 2025-12-03, Other
- [TSB 25\-2570](/bulletins/11025837.md), 2025-12-01, Service bulletin
- [SSM 54366](/bulletins/11025611.md), 2025-11-19, Service bulletin
- [TSB 25\-2301](/bulletins/11021972.md), 2025-08-19, 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/2018718](/v1/recalls/tc/2018718)

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