Vehicle recall R/2025/160

Ford Transit Custom recall: Custom - Potential Child Lock Malfunction Issue

DVSA recall R/2025/160 names the Ford Transit Custom. It was launched 29 April 2025. It covers vehicles built 13 November 2024 to 24 January 2025.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/160
Launched: 29 April 2025
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 25C03
Vehicles: 58 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Affected vehicles may experience a malfunctioning child lock feature on the dual power sliding doors due to a missing wire in the wiring harness.

The fix

Fit the missing wire and route alongside the existing loom.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Ford Transit Custom	13 November 2024 to 24 January 2025	15
Ford Transit Custom	15 November 2024 to 5 January 2025	43

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/2024/333 Transit Custom PHEV 14 April 2025, Ford Transit Custom
R/2025/188 Transit Custom - Driver and Passenger Door Modules Software Update 28 May 2025, Ford Transit Custom
R/2025/199 Transit Transit Custom - Potential exhaust manifold nut incorrectly torqued 9 June 2025, Ford Transit, Ford Transit Custom
R/2025/352 Transit Transit Custom - Potential Panther Engine Timing Idler Gear Loose 28 June 2025, Ford Transit, Ford Transit Custom
R/2025/266 Transit Custom - Passenger airbag replacement required 18 July 2025, Ford Transit Custom
R/2025/289 Transit Custom PHEV and Explorer PHEV - Software update 29 July 2025, Ford Transit Custom, Ford Tourneo Custom

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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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