{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 26V011 (26S01): 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v011/",
  "summary": "Recall 26V011 (Ford): An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire. Ford's own number: 26S01.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Escape, Ford Focus, Lincoln Mkc, model years 2013 to 2019. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 15 January 2026. 116,672 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in. 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: 26S01. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V011 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: “An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.” 26V011 Ford Motor Company Equipment:Electrical:Engine Block Heater 15 January 2026 2013-2019 FORD ESCAPE, FORD FOCUS, LINCOLN MKC Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant l",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:06:41+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:06:41+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 26V011 (26S01): 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v011/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}