Vehicle recall R/2015/008

Ford Fiesta recall: Rear seat belt buckle latch may fail

DVSA recall R/2015/008 names the Ford Fiesta. It was launched 16 January 2015. It covers vehicles built 23 September 2014 to 11 November 2014.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2015/008
Launched: 16 January 2015
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 4U626
Vehicles: 9,257 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The rear seat belt buckle (catch) could be defective. In the event of a frontal impact a defective buckle could fail causing the rear seat occupant to be unrestrained by the seat belt.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to check the rear seat belt buckles and if found to be part of the defective batch new buckles will be fitted.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Ford Fiesta	23 September 2014 to 11 November 2014	9,257

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Other recalls for these models

R/2015/033 Relay may overheat and catch fire 4 March 2015, Ford Fiesta
R/2014/102 Possible risk of fire 5 November 2014, Ford Fiesta
R/2016/187 Fire may occur 1 September 2016, Ford Fiesta
R/2016/231 Rear axle may detach 14 October 2016, Ford Fiesta
R/2016/239 Seat belt anchor bolt security 27 October 2016, Ford Fiesta
R/2012/012 Rear suspension bolts may fail 28 February 2012, Ford Fiesta, Ford Fusion

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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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