Vehicle recall R/2020/224

Ford Kuga recall: The HV battery pack can overheat and result in the venting of hot gas

DVSA recall R/2020/224 names the Ford Kuga. It was launched 4 September 2020. It covers vehicles built 1 July 2019 to 7 September 2020.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2020/224
Launched: 4 September 2020
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 20S38/20S44
Vehicles: 5,046 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The HV battery pack can overheat and result in the venting of hot gas which can ignite vehicle components or in extreme cases the entire vehicle.

The fix

To prevent a vehicle fire the vehicles should not be charged using the external charging cable and the vehicles should only be driven using the default Auto EV mode only.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Ford Kuga	1 July 2019 to 7 September 2020	5,046

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Other recalls for these models

R/2020/214 The fuel operated heater could start inadvertently 9 September 2020, Ford Kuga
R/2020/196 The high voltage battery control charger module connector may be damaged 2 July 2020, Ford Kuga
R/2020/317 Particle contamination can cause internal short circuiting of high-voltage battery cells 21 December 2020, Ford Kuga
R/2021/177 Vehicles may have an issue with the current software that contols the funtionality of the ECALL system 21 May 2021, Ford Kuga, Ford Puma, Ford Focus
R/2022/003 A battery may have an incorrectly positioned/welded busbar in one of the battery arrays 15 February 2022, Ford Kuga
R/2018/351 Vehicle could suffer clutch pressure plate fracture 22 February 2019, Ford C-Max, Ford Kuga, Ford S-Max 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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