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Ford

Official notice

28 May 2026

HighHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Ford. Issue: on certain vehicles, the engine block heater could leak coolant. If this happens, the block heater could short circuit when it's plugged in. Note: this recall replaces transport canada recall no. 2025-554. Vehicles that were repaired under that recall don't require this repair. Safety risk: a short circuit can create the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: to reduce the safety risk, ford advises you not to use the engine block heater until the recall repairs have been completed. Ford will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to replace the block heater. Alternatively, owners can choose to have the dealership permanently disable the engine block heater. Published 2026-05-28.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

81497

Official notice

2026-05-28

The hazard

Fire or burn risk

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Other

RA RA-81497

Recall Numbers

81497

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2016, Make: FORD, Model: EXPLORER

Product 2

Year: 2016, Make: FORD, Model: FOCUS

Product 3

Year: 2016, Make: LINCOLN, Model: MKC

Product 4

Year: 2017, Make: FORD, Model: EXPLORER

Product 5

Year: 2017, Make: FORD, Model: FOCUS

Product 6

Year: 2017, Make: LINCOLN, Model: MKC

Product 7

Year: 2018, Make: FORD, Model: EXPLORER

Product 8

Year: 2018, Make: FORD, Model: FOCUS

Product 9

Year: 2018, Make: LINCOLN, Model: MKC

Product 10

Year: 2019, Make: FORD, Model: RANGER

Product 11

Year: 2019, Make: FORD, Model: EXPLORER

Product 12

Year: 2019, Make: LINCOLN, Model: MKC

Product 13

Year: 2020, Make: FORD, Model: RANGER

Product 14

Year: 2020, Make: FORD, Model: EXPLORER

Product 15

Year: 2020, Make: FORD, Model: ESCAPE

Product 16

Year: 2020, Make: LINCOLN, Model: CORSAIR

Product 17

Year: 2021, Make: FORD, Model: RANGER

Product 18

Year: 2021, Make: FORD, Model: EXPLORER

Product 19

Year: 2021, Make: FORD, Model: ESCAPE

Product 20

Year: 2021, Make: LINCOLN, Model: CORSAIR

Product 21

Year: 2021, Make: FORD, Model: BRONCO SPORT

Product 22

Year: 2021, Make: FORD, Model: BRONCO

Product 23

Year: 2022, Make: FORD, Model: RANGER

Product 24

Year: 2022, Make: FORD, Model: EXPLORER

Product 25

Year: 2022, Make: FORD, Model: ESCAPE

Product 26

Year: 2022, Make: LINCOLN, Model: CORSAIR

Product 27

Year: 2022, Make: FORD, Model: BRONCO SPORT

Product 28

Year: 2022, Make: FORD, Model: MAVERICK

Product 29

Year: 2022, Make: FORD, Model: BRONCO

Product 30

Year: 2023, Make: FORD, Model: RANGER

Product 31

Year: 2023, Make: FORD, Model: EXPLORER

Product 32

Year: 2023, Make: FORD, Model: BRONCO SPORT

Product 33

Year: 2023, Make: FORD, Model: MAVERICK

Product 34

Year: 2023, Make: FORD, Model: BRONCO

Product 35

Year: 2024, Make: FORD, Model: BRONCO

Product 36

Year: 2024, Make: FORD, Model: MAVERICK

Product 37

Year: 2024, Make: FORD, Model: EXPLORER

Product 38

Year: 2024, Make: FORD, Model: BRONCO SPORT

Product 39

Year: 2024, Make: FORD, Model: RANGER

Risk / hazard

Fire or burn risk

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ford, Lincoln.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

81497

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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