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HighNHTSA·25V685000·Announced 2025-10-10

[pending] 2020 FORD EXPLORER

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: NHTSA 25V685000.

What this means for you

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: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Lincoln MKC, 2016-2023 Explorer, 2019-2020 Fusion, 2019-2024 Ranger, 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair, Escape, 2021-2024 Bronco, Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.

An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

Owners are advised not to plug in their block heater until the vehicle is remedied. Dealers will replace the block heater, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed December 3, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated September 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA4. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 15, 2025.

The recalled product

Product
2020 FORD EXPLORER
Brand
FORD
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Category
Vehicle — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
Affected units
59,006

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 (9)

  • EXPLORER
  • CORSAIR
  • FUSION
  • RANGER
  • BRONCO SPORT
  • BRONCO
  • ESCAPE
  • MAVERICK
  • MKC

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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