Vehicle recall R/2025/421

Ford Transit Custom recall: Second Row Bench Seat Manufacturing Defect

DVSA recall R/2025/421 names the Ford Transit Custom. It was launched 3 November 2025. It covers vehicles built 8 July 2025 to 16 July 2025.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/421
Launched: 3 November 2025
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 25S93
Vehicles: 61 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Affected vehicles may have been manufactured with a bench seat frame with a suspect weld due to a manufacturing defect. This could compromise the occupant restraint during a frontal crash potentially increasing the risk of injury.

The fix

Replace the bench seat frame.

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	8 July 2025 to 16 July 2025	61

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Other recalls for these models

R/2025/525 25SD2 - E-Transit Custom - HV Battery Bolts Loose 3 December 2025, Ford Transit Custom
R/2025/361 Frozen Rearview Camera Screen 24 September 2025, Ford Transit, Ford Focus, Ford Transit Courier and others
R/2025/400 Transit Custom - Rear Shock Absorber Inspection 22 September 2025, Ford Transit Custom
R/2025/359 CrossCar: Sync3 Rear-View Camera Software Update 8 September 2025, Ford Kuga, Ford Transit, Ford Mondeo and others
R/2026/018 25SE6 - Transit and Transit Custom - 12V Battery Venting 30 January 2026, Ford Transit Custom, Ford Transit
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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