Ford is in panic mode after discovering a design flaw that increases the risk of an under-hood fire, and has issued a massive recall of approximately 119,000 vehicles. The recall covers 2016-2018 Focus, 2019 Explorer, and 2024 Explorer vehicles, and some 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine.
The defect relates to the vehicles’ engine block heaters, which have been discovered to crack and cause coolant leaks, resulting in short circuits when plugged in. As Ford explains in their statement:
