DVSA recall R/2018/082: Ford Kuga, S-Max, Mondeo and 3 more (Clutch pressure plate may fracture)

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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 reference	R/2018/082
Launched	16 July 2018
Make	Ford (listed as FORD)
Manufacturer reference	18S07
Vehicles listed	977,592

Models

Model	Vehicles	Built from	Built to
Kuga	122,199	1 August 2013	30 June 2016
S-Max	122,199	1 August 2009	31 December 2014
Mondeo	122,199	1 August 2009	30 June 2016
Focus	122,199	1 August 2012	30 June 2016
S-Max	122,199	1 August 2013	30 June 2016
Galaxy	122,199	1 August 2013	30 June 2016
Galaxy	122,199	1 August 2009	31 December 2014
C-Max	122,199	1 August 2012	30 June 2016

Concern

Clutch pressure plate may fracture

Defect, as DVSA words it

Affected vehicles fitted with a 1.0 1.5 or 1.6 Ecoboost engine and 6-speed manual transmission could suffer clutch pressure plate fracture. This results in clutch smell reduced vehicle speed and performance. In the unlikely event of clutch pressure plate fracture a noise (thud / bang) could be heard from the vicinity of the transmission in extreme cases resulting in clutch / transmission fragments being released and striking under hood components creating a risk of smoke and fire from the under hood area.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

To prevent the repeated heating /cooling events a new calibration has been developed for vehicles fitted with Engine Stop Start feature. The software with the additional feature sets the Instrument panel �Wrench light� and de-rates the engine performance if prolonged clutch slip is detected. The software feature includes a drive cycle strategy for latching the wrench light and engine performance de-rate if the customer should experience repeated clutch slip events. For vehicles that do not have Engine Stop Start feature an alternative clutch kit has been released.

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 States	NHTSA campaign 18V169, 3 December 2018 (filed 140 days after the UK launch)
Canada	Transport Canada recall 2018129, 14 March 2018

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (18S07), 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.