Vehicle recall R/2022/167

Ford Kuga recall: Internal fault with one of the battery arrays may cause overheating

DVSA recall R/2022/167 names the Ford Kuga. It was launched 19 July 2022. It covers vehicles built 22 July 2020 to 15 April 2021.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2022/167
Launched: 19 July 2022
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 22S33
Vehicles: 760 across the lines below

What can go wrong

A number of Kuga PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) have a High Voltage (HV) battery that may have an internal fault with one of the battery arrays causing overheating

The fix

A new HV battery must be installed

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Ford Kuga (KUGA PHEV)	22 July 2020 to 15 April 2021	760

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Other recalls for these models

R/2022/231 Under certain operating conditions an oil and/or fuel vapour leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in an engine compartment or vehicle fire localized melting or smoke. 19 July 2022, Ford Kuga
R/2022/239 THE eCALL FEATURE WILL STOP FUNCTIONING DUE TO A MALFUNCTION 29 July 2022, Ford Puma, Ford S-Max, Ford Kuga and others
R/2022/304 Lower seatbelt bolt may not be tightened to specification 27 October 2022, Ford Kuga
R/2022/171 The right-hand engine oil seperator may have been damaged prior to engine assembly. 8 April 2022, Ford Focus, Ford Kuga, Ford Puma and others
R/2022/325 Some Kuga vehicles with a panoramic roof may have a fixed glass panel with poor adhesion to the roof frame assembly 30 November 2022, Ford Kuga
R/2022/003 A battery may have an incorrectly positioned/welded busbar in one of the battery arrays 15 February 2022, Ford Kuga

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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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