{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2026/181: Ford Focus, Galaxy, Kuga and 3 more (Multi Vehicle Line (MVL): Telecommunications Control…)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2026-181/",
  "summary": "Ford Focus, Galaxy, Kuga and 3 more: Multi Vehicle Line (MVL): Telecommunications Control Module (TCU) loss of Function Software Update. DVSA reference R/2026",
  "excerpt": "Ford Focus, Galaxy, Kuga, Kuga. Published by the DVSA as R/2026/181 on 5 May 2026. 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/2026/181 5 May 2026 Ford (listed as FORD) 26C13 12,956 Focus 374 18 October 2019 21 October 2022 Galaxy 110 14 January 2021 23 March 2023 Kuga 700 17 December 2019 25 February 2022 Kuga 604 1 March 2022 30 May 2022 Kuga 1,819 30 May 2022 21 October 2022 Kuga 3,976 4 October 2022 9 February 2024 Mondeo 13 14 November 2019 12 November 2020 Puma 157 14 November 2019 18 February 2022 Puma 359 2 March 2022 24 June 2022 Puma 892 24 June 2022 10 December 2022 Puma 644 13 December 2022 13 April 2023 Puma 1,005 4 April 2023 1 September 2023 Puma 2,236 9 June 2023 17 April 2024 S-Max 67 20 November 2020 27 March 2023 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. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-05-05T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2026/181: Ford Focus, Galaxy, Kuga and 3 more (Multi Vehicle Line (MVL): Telecommunications Control…)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2026-181/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}