EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Ford “Focus / C-MAX / Transit Connect / Galaxy / S-MAX / Mondeo / Kuga” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02468/26
Summary
Some Ford vehicles may have a cracked diesel particulate filter, which can cause excessive soot emissions and potentially fail the vehicle's roadworthiness test. The affected models include Focus, C-MAX, Transit Connect, Galaxy, S-MAX, Mondeo, and Kuga produced between 2014 and 2023. A recall of these vehicles is in place to ensure compliance with EU regulations on exhaust emissions.
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Product
Passenger car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Focus / C-MAX / Transit Connect / Galaxy / S-MAX / Mondeo / Kuga · TR*2007/46*7391*06 e1*2007/46*0272*10 e1*2007/46*0272*09 e1*2007/46*0272*11 e1*2007/46*0272*12 e1*2007/46*0272*13 e1*2001/116*0207*20 e1*2001/116*0207*22 e1*2001/116*0207*23 e1*2001/116*0207*25, e1*2001/116*0207*24 e1*2001/116*0207*2
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: 12.05.2014 - 04.10.2018 (C-MAX)06.03.2018 - 19.01.2023 (Transit Connect)07.02.2015 - 26.07.201809.08.2018 - 29.06.2022 (Kuga)10.12.2014 - 22.07.2019 (Focus)23.07.2019 - 03.06.202423.07.2019 - 03.06.2024 (Galaxy)30.01.2018 - 23.10.2022 (S-MAX)30.01.2018 - 23.11.2022 (Mondeo)
What is the risk?
- The diesel particulate filter (DPF) may be cracked on 2.0 l EcoBlue Diesel and 1.5 l EcoBlue vehicles. This could cause the vehicles to fail the legally required roadworthiness test, as exhaust emissions of soot may be above the authorised limit. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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