Transport CanadaCritical
2015 LINCOLN MKCTransport Canada Recall #2016138
The official notice
Defect
On certain vehicles equipped with a 2.3 litre GTDI engine and an engine block heater, due to the engine’s orientation, the block heater could be susceptible to overheating. An overheated engine block heater may result in engine coolant leakage, or heat damage to the electrical connector of the block heater. Overheating of the engine block heater may increase the risk of an underhood fire causing injury and/or property damage.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the engine block heater element with one of a different design, and will inspect the block heater's electrical cord, and replace if required. In the interim, owners are advised to stop using their block heater until the campaign is completed.
3,993 vehicles affectedMfr ref: 16S14Updated June 10, 2026