TSB 25B33 — Ford Manufacturer communication
25B33 is a manufacturer communication on file with NHTSA for 2 Ford models, 2023–2026 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. Certain 2023-2025 Model Year Escape and Corsair, 2024-2025 Model Year Nautilus, 2025-2026 Model Year Bronco Sport and 2025 Model Year Maverick Vehicles Equipped with an Engine Block Heater System Block Heater Replacement
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years 25B33 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Bronco Sport | 2025, 2026 |
| Ford Escape | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Every document filed under 25B33
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 25B33 | June 1, 2026 | Manufacturer communication |
What 25B33 covers
Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB 25B33?
25B33 is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering 2 Ford models across the 2023–2026 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Certain 2023-2025 Model Year Escape and Corsair, 2024-2025 Model Year Nautilus, 2025-2026 Model Year Bronco Sport and 2025 Model Year Maverick Vehicles Equipped with an Engine Block Heater System Block Heater Replacement
Which vehicles does 25B33 cover?
NHTSA's file names Ford Bronco Sport (2025–2026); Ford Escape (2023–2025). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB 25B33 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. 25B33 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of 25B33?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 25B33, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 25B33. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.