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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2022/171
Launched8 April 2022
MakeFord (listed as FORD)
Manufacturer reference22S21
Vehicles listed39,272

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Focus9,8184 February 202018 March 2021
Kuga9,81813 February 202025 February 2022
Puma9,8185 June 202018 May 2022
Fiesta9,81813 November 20204 May 2022

Concern

The right-hand engine oil seperator may have been damaged prior to engine assembly.

Defect, as DVSA words it

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

Remedy, as DVSA words it

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

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

United StatesNHTSA campaign 22V191, 25 March 2022 (filed 14 days before the UK launch)
CanadaTransport Canada recall 2022152, 29 March 2022
European UnionSafety Gate alert A12/00942/23 from France, 28/04/2023

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (22S21), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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