{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"25V343000","date":"2025-05-23","owner_notified":"2026-06-09","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"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.","consequence":"An overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.","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.","notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"25S52","part_number":"JL3T-6A051-AB","units":6781,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":1,"period_from":"2026-2","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-17","involved":6781,"remedied":3889,"unreachable":166,"removed":3,"remedied_percent":57,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2025,"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO SPORT","vehicle_id":"2025_ford_bronco-sport","match":"exact","built_from":"2024-03-07","built_to":"2025-05-07"},{"year":2023,"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","vehicle_id":"2023_ford_escape","match":"exact","built_from":"2022-06-29","built_to":null},{"year":2024,"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","vehicle_id":"2024_ford_escape","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","vehicle_id":"2025_ford_escape","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":"2025-05-07"},{"year":2025,"make":"FORD","model":"MAVERICK","vehicle_id":"2025_ford_maverick","match":"exact","built_from":"2024-04-11","built_to":"2025-05-07"},{"year":2023,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"CORSAIR","vehicle_id":"2023_lincoln_corsair","match":"exact","built_from":"2022-07-01","built_to":"2023-10-04"},{"year":2025,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"CORSAIR","vehicle_id":"2025_lincoln_corsair","match":"exact","built_from":"2024-07-29","built_to":"2025-05-07"},{"year":2024,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"NAUTILUS","vehicle_id":"2024_lincoln_nautilus","match":"exact","built_from":"2023-04-13","built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"NAUTILUS","vehicle_id":"2025_lincoln_nautilus","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":"2025-05-07"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/25V343000"}