{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 26V239 (25S52): 2025 Maverick and 2026 Bronco Sport",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v239/",
  "summary": "Recall 26V239 (Ford): An overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire. Ford's own number: 25S52.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Bronco Sport, Ford Maverick, model years 2025 to 2026. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 14 April 2026. 55 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Maverick and 2026 Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L MPC engine and an engine block heater. The engine block heater may overheat when the vehicle is parked with the block heater 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: 25S52. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V239 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 overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.” 26V239 Ford Motor Company Equipment:Electrical:Engine Block Heater 14 April 2026 2025-2026 FORD BRONCO SPORT, FORD MAVERICK Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Maverick and 2026 Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L MPC engine and an engine block heater. The engine block heater may overheat when the vehicle",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:11:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:11:13+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 26V239 (25S52): 2025 Maverick and 2026 Bronco Sport\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v239/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}