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Ford water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.

NHTSA campaign 18V-894 · Reported December 18, 2018 · 410,289 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550
VEHICLES AFFECTED
410,289
REMEDY
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will disable the block heater cable, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Ford Motor Company reported a problem with the engine. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

Water and contaminants may get into the block heater cable's splice connector causing corrosion and damage.

WHY IT MATTERS

When the heater is plugged in, prolonged corrosion could cause a resistive short, increasing the risk of overheated or melted wiring which can increase the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the engine block heater cable, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-894.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2015–2019Ford F-150
2017–2019Ford F-250
2017–2019Ford F-350
2017–2019Ford F-450
2017–2019Ford F-550

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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