Vehicle recall R/2026/088

Ford Transit Courier recall: Courier - Instrument Panel defect Affecting Passenger Airbag Operation

DVSA recall R/2026/088 names the Ford Transit Courier and Ford Tourneo Courier. It was launched 7 April 2026. It covers vehicles built 16 October 2025 to 22 October 2025.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2026/088
Launched: 7 April 2026
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 25SF2
Vehicles: 29 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Affected vehicles may have been built with a potential defect on the instrument panel due to a manufacturing process which could affect passenger airbag operation in the event of a crash.

The fix

Replace the instrument panel.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Ford Transit Courier	16 October 2025 to 22 October 2025	20
Ford Tourneo Courier	16 October 2025 to 22 October 2025	9

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Other recalls for these models

R/2026/116 Transit Courier: Diesel DV-Neo Engine Coolant Pump Update 1 April 2026, Ford Transit Courier
R/2026/100 Transit and Tourneo Courier - Handbrake cable slippage 13 March 2026, Ford Transit Courier
R/2026/028 Transit Courier Tourneo Courier - Audio Front Control Module Software 3 February 2026, Ford Transit Courier
R/2026/237 Transit Courier: Diesel DV-Neo Engine Coolant Pump Update 15 June 2026, Ford Kuga, Ford Focus, Ford Tourneo Connect and others
R/2026/268 Multi Vehicle Line: Unintended High Beam Behaviour - Compliance 30 June 2026, Ford Kuga, Ford Transit Custom, Ford Transit Courier and others
R/2025/495 Puma Gen-E & E-Transit Courier: Rear eDrum brake Bolt Inspection 24 November 2025, Ford Puma, Ford Transit Courier

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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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