{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"2018718","date":"2018-12-20","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"Issue:\nWater 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.\n\nSafety Risk:\nOverheated or melted wiring could create the risk of a fire.\n\nCorrective Actions:\nStop 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.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"18S45","part_number":null,"units":446041,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Circuit électrique","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Problème :\nL'eau et les contaminants peuvent endommager et corroder les raccords des câbles du chauffe-moteur, ce qui pourrait provoquer un court-circuit et entraîner une surchauffe ou une fusion du câblage.\n\nRisques pour la sécurité :\nUn câblage surchauffé ou fondu peut créer un risque d'incendie.\n\nMesures correctives :\nLes propriétaires doit arrêter immédiatement d'utiliser le chauffe-moteur. Ford avisera les propriétaires par la poste d'apporter leur véhicule chez un concessionnaire pour débrancher le chauffe-moteur. Ford leur enverra un autre avis lorsque des pièces de rechange seront disponibles et leur demandera d'apporter leur véhicule chez un concessionnaire pour les faire installer. Ne pas utiliser le chauffe-moteur avant d'avoir fait installer les pièces de rechange."},"vehicles":[{"year":2015,"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","vehicle_id":"2015_ford_f-150","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2016,"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","vehicle_id":"2016_ford_f-150","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2017,"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","vehicle_id":"2017_ford_f-150","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2018,"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","vehicle_id":"2018_ford_f-150","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2019,"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","vehicle_id":"2019_ford_f-150","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2017,"make":"FORD","model":"F-250 SUPER DUTY","vehicle_id":"2017_ford_f-250","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2018,"make":"FORD","model":"F-250 SUPER DUTY","vehicle_id":"2018_ford_f-250","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2019,"make":"FORD","model":"F-250 SUPER DUTY","vehicle_id":"2019_ford_f-250","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2017,"make":"FORD","model":"F-350 SUPER DUTY","vehicle_id":"2017_ford_f-350","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2018,"make":"FORD","model":"F-350 SUPER DUTY","vehicle_id":"2018_ford_f-350","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2019,"make":"FORD","model":"F-350 SUPER DUTY","vehicle_id":"2019_ford_f-350","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2017,"make":"FORD","model":"F-450 SUPER DUTY","vehicle_id":"2017_ford_f-450","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2018,"make":"FORD","model":"F-450 SUPER DUTY","vehicle_id":"2018_ford_f-450","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2019,"make":"FORD","model":"F-450 SUPER DUTY","vehicle_id":"2019_ford_f-450","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/2018718"}