Vehicle recall R/2008/001

Ford Focus recall: Electronic cooling fan control module may overheat

DVSA recall R/2008/001 names the Ford Focus. It was launched 21 February 2008. It covers vehicles built 16 July 2004 to 1 December 2006.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2008/001
Launched: 21 February 2008
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 7C153
Vehicles: 8,506 across the lines below

What can go wrong

In markets where salt is used on roads in winter corrosion may form and propagate into the electronic fan control module and in extreme cases may cause the module to overheat. In rare cases the overheating may be sufficient to ignite the module surrounding wiring and components.

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and replace the cooling fan and motor assembly.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Ford Focus	16 July 2004 to 1 December 2006	8,506

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Other recalls for these models

R/2008/045 Rear hub bolt may become loose 15 April 2008, Ford Focus
R/2007/169 Roll over protection may fail 7 December 2007, Ford Focus
R/2007/133 In low ambient temperature hard brake pedal may occur 5 December 2007, Ford Galaxy, Ford S-Max, Ford C-Max and others
R/2008/113 Failure of power steering hose could result in an engine bay fire 29 July 2008, Ford Focus, Ford C-Max
R/2009/016 Risk of fire 8 April 2009, Ford Focus
R/2009/050 Hard brake pedal may occur during engine warm up 21 May 2009, Ford Kuga, Ford Galaxy, Ford Mondeo and others

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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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