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Ford Cougar recalls

5 DVSA safety recalls name the Ford Cougar, launched 1999 to 2001. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Cougar. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

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Recalls5
Latest launch2001
Earliest launch1999
Earliest and latest build dates named1997 to 2000
Is a specific Cougar affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Ford Cougar recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Overheating of wiring harness connectors R/2001/12115 Oct 20011 Dec 1997 to 31 May 19984
Parking brake ratchet concern R/2001/1138 Oct 20011 Nov 1999 to 1 May 200032,642 per line
Brake lamp switch jumper harness concern R/2001/0478 May 20016 Dec 1997 to 31 Aug 199841
Battery cable and alternator b+ stud concern. R/2001/0461 May 20011 Jan 1999 to 18 Sep 20009,447
Door latch concern R/1999/0847 Oct 19993 Sep 1998 to 18 Nov 199832,232 (whole recall)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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