Vehicle recall R/2022/171

Ford Focus and others recall: The right-hand engine oil seperator may have been damaged prior to engine assembly.

DVSA recall R/2022/171 names the Ford Focus, Ford Kuga, Ford Puma and Ford Fiesta. It was launched 8 April 2022. It covers vehicles built 4 February 2020 to 18 May 2022.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2022/171
Launched: 8 April 2022
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 22S21
Vehicles: 9,818 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

Certain vehicles could have an engine oil separator that may have been damaged prior to engine assembly.

The fix

Inspect the engine oil separator and if found to be damaged and/or leaking a replacement engine oil separator must be installed

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 9,818.
Model	Built
Ford Fiesta	13 November 2020 to 4 May 2022
Ford Focus	4 February 2020 to 18 March 2021
Ford Kuga	13 February 2020 to 25 February 2022
Ford Puma	5 June 2020 to 18 May 2022

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2022/051 The nuts on the 48v battery poles may not be torqued to specification 17 March 2022, 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/2022/176 The garnish panel from the panorama roof may detach 1 July 2022, Ford Focus
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/2022/167 Internal fault with one of the battery arrays may cause overheating 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

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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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