Vehicle recall R/2002/110

Ford Fiesta recall: Air bag warning lamp

DVSA recall R/2002/110 names the Ford Fiesta. It was launched 12 August 2002. It covers vehicles built 1 August 2001 to 18 April 2002.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2002/110
Launched: 12 August 2002
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 2C831
Vehicles: 11,352 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Air bag warning lamp may fail to illuminate continuously when a fault is identified in the front crash detectors.

The fix

Replace air bag control module with a later specification unit

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Ford Fiesta	1 August 2001 to 18 April 2002	11,352

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Other recalls for these models

R/2003/038 Weld seam on rear axle is not to specification 7 March 2003, Ford Fusion, Ford Fiesta
R/2005/026 Fuel return pipe leak 11 April 2005, Ford C-Max, Ford Focus, Ford Fiesta
R/1998/115 Reduction in braking efficiency 17 December 1998, Ford Ka, Ford Fiesta
R/2007/105 Potential loss of steering control 6 August 2007, Ford Fiesta, Ford Fusion
R/2007/167 Power steering may be lost 28 November 2007, Ford Fiesta, Ford Fusion, Ford Transit
R/1996/084 Possible contamination of brake fluid 18 September 1996, Ford Fiesta

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Source

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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