Ford 2025-10-10 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-25V685000
2020 Ford Fusion Recall
Issued October 10, 2025 · Ford
In October 2025, Ford recalled the 2020 Ford Fusion, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Dana Whitfield, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Lincoln MKC, 2016-2023 Explorer, 2019-2020 Fusion, 2019-2024 Ranger, 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair, Escape, 2021-2024 Bronco, Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2020 Ford Fusion only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Ford to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Owners are advised not to plug in their block heater until the vehicle is remedied. Dealers will replace the block heater, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed December 3, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated September 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25SA4. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 15, 2025.
Recall details
- Brand
- Ford
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- October 10, 2025
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-25V685000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Ford has 263 recalls in our database, including 3 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,771 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 199th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2025.