Engine Block Heater Recall (2021-2024 Bronco Sport)

[wireman]

2021 BL. I get a free Carfax report from my dealership every month. This came in my email this morning.

It probably won't affect to many owners. I am the 2nd owner and the BL's 1st owner was in Idaho. Probably the reason for the engine block heater optioned on the vehicle. I found out the original owner has numerous houses around the country, and my BL was used in this location.

I've never plugged it in, and it doesn't look like it was ever used.

So be watching for this in the future.

This recall is so new that it's not on the NHTSA website. It is on the Ford website.

 

[DWG]

OCTOBER 10, 2025NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 25V685000
Engine Block Heater May Short Circuit and Cause Fire
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.


NHTSA ID Number: 25V685000
Manufacturer Ford Motor Company
Components EQUIPMENT
Potential Number of Units Affected: 59006
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.
Remedy
Owners are advised not to plug in their block heater until the vehicle is remedied. Dealers will replace the block heater, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, are expected to be mailed October 24, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated February 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.

You can sign up for free recall notifications from NHTSA here: recalls Scroll down the page to "get recall alerts"

 

[Lefty Lorenzo]

2021 BL. I get a free Carfax report from my dealership every month. This came in my email this morning.

It probably won't affect to many owners. I am the 2nd owner and the BL's 1st owner was in Idaho. Probably the reason for the engine block heater optioned on the vehicle. I found out the original owner has numerous houses around the country, and my BL was used in this location.

I've never plugged it in, and it doesn't look like it was ever used.

So be watching for this in the future.

This recall is so new that it's not on the NHTSA website. It is on the Ford website.

 

[Lefty Lorenzo]

Ford has had 60% of all recalls in the USA this year. Really nice products that we want, but quality control needs to improve.

 

[Kraken1]

All those recalls tell you they are looking after their customers.
Keep those recalls coming.

 

[Lefty Lorenzo]

All those recalls tell you they are looking after their customers.
Keep those recalls coming.

I like the additions to your front end.

 

[Ernest T]

All those recalls tell you they are looking after their customers.
Keep those recalls coming.

Nice spin. They either have lousy engineering or their products are well designed and their manufacturing sucks.

 

[jkernitzki]

Nice spin. They either have lousy engineering or their products are well designed and their manufacturing sucks.

Pretty sure not a single engineer likes to have to shoehorn things (physically/electrically/software) the way they do, but are driven by the designers, who are driven by marketing.

Remember the introduction of the BS was driven both by the lukewarm response to the 2013 redesign of the Escape, with most folks actually preferring the previous boxy design, and the planned reintroduction of the Bronco, but Ford wanting a more accessible "version" of the Bronco label.

 

[RachelV]

I traded in my 2021 BS Base. Was in the shop waiting for a rear diff and prior to that had water pump and a couple other recalls. Traded for big bend 2025 BS. What a difference!! I recommend trading the 2021’s in before the KBB dips too low. I got $17k trade in for mine.

 

[elvisimprsntr]

Ford has had 60% of all recalls in the USA this year.

At least Ford is #1 at something.

 

[FL Trucker]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/recalls/2025/10/16/ford-lincoln-recall-bronco-explorer-ranger/86722282007/

Ford Motor Company is recalling nearly 60,000 Ford and Lincoln vehicles due to a potential fire hazard.

The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker reported to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) the engine block heater in some vehicles may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing a short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.

A short circuit in the engine block heater increases the risk of an under-hood fire, Ford wrote in a letter to dealerships dated Wednesday, Oct. 15.

According to the NHTSA report, owners were advised not to plug in their block heater until the vehicle is fixed.

The auto manufacturer said it was not aware of any reports of accidents or injuries connected to the issue.

Ford models being recalled

• 2016-2019 Lincoln MKC
• 2016-2018, 2020-2023 Ford Explorer
• 2019-2020 Ford Fusion
• 2019-2024 Ford Ranger
• 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair
• 2020-2022 Ford Escape
• 2021-2024 Bronco, Bronco Sport
• 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles

What should I do if my Ford is recalled?
Dealers will replace the block heater free of charge, the NHTSA recall notice said.

Notification letters are expected to be mailed to owners by Oct. 24. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, potentially in February 2026.

Ford recall number:
Owners can contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.

The number for this recall is 25SA4.

Owners may also contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or visit www.nhtsa.gov.

 

[wireman]

Numbers wise it's not a large recall, but it solidifies their position at #1.

They may be looking after their customers, but at the expense of profits and bad publicity.

Recalls aren't a positive for any brand or customer.

 

[sweetsaram]

Ford has had 60% of all recalls in the USA this year. Really nice products that we want, but quality control needs to improve.

They got dinged for not doing enough of them, now they are over compensating.

https://apnews.com/article/ford-nhtsa-fine-recall-slow-244e2318b794e2be10196414eba9a029

 

[SnoopyBroncoSport]

No official recall from Transport Canada yet.

 

[Lefty Lorenzo]

No official recall from Transport Canada yet.

Because they are boycotting our recalls

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