{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 13V230 (13S05): Model Year 2013 Lincoln MKZ",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v230/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V230 (Ford): Exposed electrical wires increase the risk of electric shock. Ford's own number: 13S05.",
  "excerpt": "Lincoln Mkz, model year 2013. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 31 May 2013. 107 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured April 25, 2012, through March 15, 2013 and equipped with an engine block heater. During use, the engine block heater cords may be bent and in certain temperatures, the wire insulation may crack, exposing the electrical wires. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 13S05. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V230 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Exposed electrical wires increase the risk of electric shock.” 13V230 Ford Motor Company Electrical System 31 May 2013 2013-2013 LINCOLN MKZ Exposed electrical wires increase the risk of electric shock. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the block heater cord, free of charge. The recall began on June 28, 2013. Ford's recall number is 13S05. Owners may contact the Ford custom",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:13:29+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T07:01:51+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 13V230 (13S05): Model Year 2013 Lincoln MKZ\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v230/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}