Ford C-Max, Kuga, Fiesta St, Focus. Published by the DVSA as R/2018/008 on 8 January 2018. Concern: The engine cylinder head may crack.
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.
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 reference | R/2018/008 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 8 January 2018 |
| Make | Ford (listed as FORD) |
| Manufacturer reference | 17S09 |
| Vehicles listed | 60,912 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-Max | 15,228 | 2 June 2010 | 20 December 2014 |
| Kuga | 15,228 | 2 June 2010 | 20 December 2014 |
| Fiesta ST | 15,228 | 2 June 2010 | 20 December 2014 |
| Focus | 15,228 | 2 June 2010 | 20 December 2014 |
Concern
Defect, as DVSA words it
Remedy, as DVSA words it
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
| Canada | Transport Canada recall 2017184, 29 March 2017 |
|---|---|
| European Union | Safety Gate alert A12/01371/21 from Poland, 10 January 2021 |
Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (17S09), 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 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. 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.
Ford C-MAX in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford C-MAX is named on 7 American notices, 10 Canadian, 8 European and 1 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
The Canadian register
The European register
The Israeli register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 371 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- R/2018/009 · 8 January 2018 · Transit Connect, Transit Connect · The Engine Cylinder Head May Crack
- R/2018/053 · 12 March 2018 · C-Max, Galaxy, Focus · Oil Sump May Crack Due To The Engine Overheating
- R/2018/039 · 15 March 2018 · Fiesta · Brake Servo May Fail
- R/2018/011 · 19 March 2018 · Focus, C-Max · Casting Defect May Cause Alloy Wheel(s) To Crack
- R/2018/118 · 9 May 2018 · Ranger · Side Airbag Initiator May Be Defective
- R/2018/194 · 16 July 2018 · Transit Connect · Clutch Pressure Plate May Fracture
- R/2018/082 · 16 July 2018 · Kuga, S-Max, Mondeo · Clutch Pressure Plate May Fracture
- R/2018/248 · 2 October 2018 · Ecosport · Lower Control Arm Weld May Not Meet Sepcification
The same concern: THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD MAY CRACK
2 notices in this register name THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD MAY CRACK. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
Reading this against the source
This page is what the DVSA published in its file of vehicle recalls, kept as it was read. The authority publishes only its current wording; if a notice is rewritten, the earlier version disappears there and is kept here. The whole register is at /uk-recalls, and how the reading is done is set out in the method.
This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Ford Fiesta, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
Put this notice on your site
A small badge that links here and names the register's reference. It costs one line of HTML and needs no key.
The badge is free to use. It links to this page and nowhere else, and it never shows advertising.
Owners of these cars
No register publishes what happens after the letter. Owners do: tell us, in two taps.
Anonymous: no account, no cookie, nothing you type is stored beyond these choices. Figures appear once 3 owners have answered, and are published with the record under CC BY 4.0.