{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2026/018: Ford Transit Custom and Transit (25SE6: Transit and Transit Custom: 12V Battery Venting)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2026-018/",
  "summary": "Ford Transit Custom and Transit: 25SE6 – Transit and Transit Custom – 12V Battery Venting. DVSA reference R/2026/018, launched 30 January 2026, 147,340 vehicl",
  "excerpt": "Ford Transit Custom, Transit Custom, Transit Custom, Transit Custom. Published by the DVSA as R/2026/018 on 30 January 2026. Concern: 25SE6 – Transit and Transit Custom – 12V Battery Venting. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / UK recalls 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. R/2026/018 30 January 2026 Ford (listed as FORD) 25SE6 147,340 Transit Custom 4,771 24 May 2022 4 April 2024 Transit Custom 7,029 24 May 2022 18 November 2022 Transit Custom 23,462 18 July 2022 25 July 2023 Transit Custom 20,617 23 February 2023 21 November 2023 Transit 2,526 24 May 2022 27 June 2023 Transit 7,029 17 June 2022 18 March 2024 Transit 9,616 4 March 2023 20 February 2025 Transit 3,529 5 June 2024 29 April 2025 Transit 1,470 29 January 2025 22 September 2025 Transit 4,657 5 May 2025 6 January 2026 Transit 2 27 September 2022 11 October 2022 Transit 32 21 November 2022 15 December 2023 Transit 71 15 May 2023 1 August 2024 Transit 9 27 September 2024 29 November 2024 Transit 6 10 February 2025 24 April 2025 Transit 4 10 June 2025 27 June 2025 Transit 253 24 May 2022 5 July 2022 Transit 2,117 18 July 2022 1 March 2023 Transit 3,526 28 February 2023",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-01-30T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2026/018: Ford Transit Custom and Transit (25SE6: Transit and Transit Custom: 12V Battery Venting)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2026-018/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register.",
  "dvsaToday": {
    "launched": "2026-01-30",
    "concern": "25SE6 – Transit and Transit Custom – 12V Battery Venting",
    "defect": "Affected vehicles may have 12V batteries that have been incorrectly vented allowing any potential venting to be directed into the cabin.",
    "remedy": "Inspect the battery and replace if required. Fit a battery vent tube to expel any gases.",
    "manufacturerRef": "25SE6",
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      "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0"
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