NHTSA Campaign 25V685000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
NHTSA campaign 25V685000 covers 32 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: electrical: engine block heater. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 25V685000 with NHTSA on October 10, 2025; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 25V685000, NHTSA lists up to 59,006 potentially affected vehicles.
25V685000 covers 9 models from Lincoln and Ford, model years 2016–2024.
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V685000 ranks 191 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 25V685000, Ford Motor Company has 12 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 25V685000 was 24V852000, reported on November 8, 2024.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported October 10, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V685000 (32)
Ford (25)
- 2021 Ford Bronco
- 2022 Ford Bronco
- 2023 Ford Bronco
- 2024 Ford Bronco
- 2021 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2022 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2023 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2024 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2020 Ford Escape
- 2021 Ford Escape
- 2022 Ford Escape
- 2016 Ford Explorer
- 2017 Ford Explorer
- 2018 Ford Explorer
- 2020 Ford Explorer
- 2021 Ford Explorer
- 2022 Ford Explorer
- 2023 Ford Explorer
- 2019 Ford Fusion
- 2020 Ford Fusion
- 2022 Ford Maverick
- 2023 Ford Maverick
- 2024 Ford Maverick
- 2019 Ford Ranger
- 2020 Ford Ranger
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V685000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted