Ford engine block heaters can overheat while plugged in and parked
Ford is recalling certain 2023-2025 Escape, Maverick, Bronco Sport, Lincoln Nautilus and Corsair vehicles with engine block heaters because the heater may overheat when the vehicle is parked and plugged in.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm where injury has not yet been reported: an overheating accessory heater presents a fire hazard while the vehicle is parked, and no incidents are recorded.
Plain-English summary
Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2023-2025 Escape, 2023 and 2025 Lincoln Corsair, and 2025 Maverick and Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L MPC engine and an engine block heater. About 6,781 units are potentially affected.
The engine block heater may overheat when the vehicle is parked with the block heater plugged in.
NHTSA states that an overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.
Dealers will replace the block heater element and inspect the electrical cord, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. Owners will also have the alternative option of replacing the engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug. Owners may contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- FORD, LINCOLN BRONCO SPORT, ESCAPE, MAVERICK, CORSAIR
- Brand
- FORD
- Manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Category
- Vehicle — Engine block heater
- Affected units
- 6,781
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (5)
- BRONCO SPORT
- ESCAPE
- MAVERICK
- CORSAIR
- NAUTILUS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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