Ford Explorer, Focus, Mkc, Ranger, Corsair, Escape. Published by Transport Canada as 2026005 on 9 January 2026. System: Electrical.
What the notice says 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 …
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Ford EXPLORER in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2026005
- Recall date
- 9 January 2026
- Make
- Ford, Lincoln
- Models
- Explorer, Focus, MKC, Ranger, Corsair, Escape, Bronco, Bronco Sport, Maverick
- Model years
- 2016 to 2024
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 138,783
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
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.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2026005.
Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2026004 · 9 January 2026 · Escape, Focus, MKC · Electrical
- 2026019 · 21 January 2026 · Explorer · Structure
- 2026047 · 3 February 2026 · E-Transit · High Voltage
- 2026071 · 18 February 2026 · Transit · Brakes
- 2026079 · 20 February 2026 · F-150, F-250 Super Duty, Expedition · Lights And Instruments
- 2026080 · 20 February 2026 · Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility (explorer) · Suspension
- 2026099 · 3 March 2026 · Explorer · Lights And Instruments
- 2026093 · 3 March 2026 · Bronco, Edge · Visual System
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2026004 · 9 January 2026 · Escape, Focus, MKC · Electrical
- 2026010 · 16 January 2026 · Freelander · Electrical
- 2026011 · 16 January 2026 · View, Minnie Winnie, Spirit · Electrical
- 2026024 · 22 January 2026 · Digger Derricks, Aerial Devices · Electrical
- 2026027 · 23 January 2026 · Cherokee · Electrical
- 2026042 · 30 January 2026 · Solitude Fifth Wheel Trailer · Electrical
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 405 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2026.
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