Ford / Lincoln recall: Equipment
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
An overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Ford Bronco Sport 2025
- Ford Escape 2023–2025
- Ford Maverick 2025
- Lincoln Corsair 2023, 2025
- Lincoln Nautilus 2024–2025
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 25V343000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 23, 2025
- Owners notified
- Jun 9, 2026
- Vehicles or items affected
- 6,781
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Mar 7, 2024 to May 7, 2025
- Part
- Equipment › Electrical › Engine block heater; Electrical system
- Maker's own recall number
- 25S52
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Ford recall: Structure Aug 25, 2026
- Ford recall: Engine and engine cooling Aug 25, 2026
- Ford recall: Suspension May 27, 2026
- Ford recall: Electrical system Apr 14, 2026
- Ford recall: Air bags Mar 31, 2026
- Ford / Lincoln recall: Engine and engine cooling Mar 3, 2026
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.