Vehicle recall R/2025/243

Ford Galaxy and others recall: S-Max and Galaxy - Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Software Update

DVSA recall R/2025/243 names the Ford Galaxy, Ford S-Max and Ford Kuga. It was launched 7 July 2025. It covers vehicles built 9 January 2021 to 16 December 2022.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/243
Launched: 7 July 2025
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 25S54
Vehicles: 594 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Certain Kuga S-Max and Galaxy vehicles equipped with a 2.5L HEV/PHEV Engine may not have the remedy for Safety Recall 23S27 installed correctly but were recorded as having received the repair successfully. Because the correct software update may not have been installed on these vehicles the underlying condition specified in Safety Recall 23S27 potential under the bonnet fire may still exist.

The fix

Dealers are to update the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) software.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Ford Galaxy	24 July 2021 to 27 July 2022	6
Ford Galaxy	27 July 2021 to 16 December 2022	20
Ford Kuga	9 January 2021 to 9 December 2022	547
Ford S-Max	24 November 2021 to 2 November 2022	14
Ford S-Max	2 December 2021 to 26 January 2022	7

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/2025/163 Kuga - Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Software Update 9 May 2025, Ford Kuga
R/2025/359 CrossCar: Sync3 Rear-View Camera Software Update 8 September 2025, Ford Kuga, Ford Transit, Ford Mondeo and others
R/2025/162 Kuga PHEV - Powertrain Control Module Software Update 30 April 2025, Ford Kuga
R/2025/341 Kuga - Cylinder head replacement 15 September 2025, Ford Kuga
R/2025/527 25SC4 Kuga - Do not charge high voltage battery to levels above 80% 4 November 2025, Ford Kuga
R/2025/094 X-Car Powertain Control Module (PCM) Software Update 19 December 2024, Ford Mondeo, Ford C-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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